The word **瞩目** (zhǔmù) is a compound verb formed through a grammatical structure common in Classical Chinese known as a "verb-object" or "directional complement" construction. It combines the character **瞩** (zhǔ), meaning "to gaze at" or "to focus one's eyes on," with **目** (mù), meaning "eye." Literally, it means "to fix one's eyes upon," where the action of gazing (**瞩**) is directed at the object, which is the eye or sight itself (**目**). Over time, this literal sense evolved into the modern figurative meaning of "to attract attention" or "to be conspicuous," as something that draws the focused gaze of onlookers. Thus, its formation is logical and semantic, deriving its abstract meaning from a concrete visual action.