dread fascination

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A malignant supernatural influence produced by the evil eye. countable,uncountable
    — Fair was Eutelidas once, with his beautiful hair, But admiring his face in the stream, on himself he inflicted A dread fascination, and wasted away with disease.
  2. A response to something characterized by staring, an inability to move or intervene, and feelings of dread. countable,uncountable
    — Her heart beat so fast that it nearly stified her; she stared in dread fascination at that spectral figure, which was Hugo and yet which was not Hugo, for the face was pale and transparent, the eyes shone strangely — he looked altogether unearthly.
  3. An obsessive interest in something that evokes feelings of fear or that hurts the person with the interest. countable,uncountable
    — In Cincinnati, in Boston, wherever he has been, he has secured the sympathy of the best portion of the community, and has[]been the means of rescuing thousands from the dread fascinations of this modern Circe.

词形变化

dread fascinations plural
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