mesmerize

英['mezməraɪz]美['mezməraɪz]
  • v. 施以催眠术；迷住；迷惑

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    18世纪70年代，奥地利医生麦斯梅尔（Franz Anton Mesmer）提出了一种“动物磁力”学说，认为人体内有一种动物磁力，分布不当就会产生疾病。他的治疗方法是让一群精神病患者围坐在一起，周围是昏暗的灯光，播放着轻音乐。然后麦斯梅尔从装有各种化学药品的瓶子中取出一根铁棒，用它轻轻敲打每个患者的身体，以此把化学药物中的“动物磁力”传给患者，改善他们的症状。这套治疗方法被称为麦斯梅尔催眠术（Mesmerism）。他曾经用这种方法治愈了很多病人，名噪一时。

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T often passive ] 迷住；迷惑

      I was completely mesmerized by the performance.

      我完全被表演迷住了。

    2. [ T ] 对…施催眠术（hypnotize 过去的说法）

    小知识

    You meet someone and you can’t take your eyes off them, like you are connected by an invisible cord and can’t break free. Those kinds of people have the power to mesmerize, holding your attention like you’re under hypnosis.

    The word mesmerize comes from the last name of 18th century German physician Franz Mesmer, who believed that all people and objects are pulled together by a strong magnetic force, later called mesmerism. If you ever start to feel mesmerized, maybe it’s because you find someone fascinating, or maybe you’ve been hypnotized by a magician. Hard to tell from here.

    实用短语

    1. mesmerize the crowd

      迷住观众

    同义词

    hypnotize  /  charm  /  attract

    同根词

    词根：mesmeric

    adj.

    mesmerized着迷的

    mesmeric催眠术的

    n.

    mesmerism催眠术；催眠状态；迷惑

    mesmerist施催眠术者；催眠师

    v.

    mesmerized施催眠术，迷住，迷惑（mesmerize的过去式）

    vt.

    mesmerise施以催眠术；使…入迷；使…目瞪口呆