the most compelling search for excellence是什么意思？

问题描述

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

请问：the most compelling search for excellence是什么意思？

老师答疑

刘老师：

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

【翻译】奥运会仍然是最引人注目的追求卓越的项目，（追求卓越）不仅在于体育运动，也许还在于生活本身。

1. compelling：翻译为“引人注目”比较好。

2. search for excellence：“对卓越的追求”，翻译为“追求卓越的项目”更好。

陈老师：

the most compelling search for excellence

=最具吸引力的卓越追求

compelling adj. 引人入胜的；扣人心弦的；非常强烈的；不可抗拒的 

(1)adj.令人信服的;有说服力的

Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death

事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。

My second and more compelling reason for going to Dearborn was to see the Henry Ford Museum. 

我去迪尔伯恩的第二个原因，也是更令人信服的原因,是为了参观亨利·福特博物馆。

(2)adj.非常有趣的;很有吸引力的

a frighteningly violent yet compelling film.

有可怕的暴力镜头但却引人入胜的电影

Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling. 

她的眼睛是她五官中长得最好的，大而迷人。