mesmerism

n. 催眠术, 催眠状态 [医] 催眠术

发音

UK /ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/
CA /ˈmɛz.mɚˌɪz.əm/
US /ˈmɛz.mɚˌɪz.əm/
AU /ˈmez.məˌɹɪz.əm/

词形变化

mesmerisms 复数 mesmerisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.

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  2. 2.

    The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).

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词汇关系

名词

词源

From French mesmérisme, analysable as Mesmer + -ism; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.

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