mesmerize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
    — Mesmer had about a hundred people whom he had instructed as magnetisers, some of whom belonged to the nobility, who also "mesmerised" people by making passes over the affected parts of the body.
  2. To spellbind; to enthrall.
    — She mesmerized the audience with her tricks

词形变化

mesmerizes present,singular,third-person mesmerizing participle,present mesmerized participle,past mesmerized past mesmerise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
demesmerize mesmeree mesmerizable mesmerization mesmerizer unmesmerize
相关词
hypnotize

词源

Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.
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