引yǐn人rén注zhù目mù

Literal: to draw people to fix their eyes
Figurative: Eye-catching and noticeable; striking enough to draw everyone's attention.

Where does 引人注目 come from?

It does not come from a specific tale but is a common set phrase. It is built on two pairs, 引人 ("to draw people in") and 注目 ("to fix the eyes"), so it literally describes something that makes people stare at it. Today it is very common in speech and the press to describe whatever is showy or stands out.

How is 引人注目 used? Two examples

她tā今jīn天tiān穿chuān了le一yī条tiáo红hóng裙qún子zi，在zài人rén群qún里lǐ特tè别bié引yǐn人rén注zhù目mù。
She's wearing a red dress today, and in the crowd she's really eye-catching.
这zhè家jiā新xīn开kāi的de商shāng店diàn招zhāo牌pái很hěn大dà，非fēi常cháng引yǐn人rén注zhù目mù。
The sign of this newly opened shop is huge and extremely eye-catching.

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