svengali

FREQ #45293

[人名] 斯文加利

发音

/svɛŋˈɡɑːli/
其它 /svɛnˈdʒɑːli/

词形变化

svengalis 复数 svengalis

别名

Svengali

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.

    The Tam Paton of today is nothing like the fearsome Svengali you would see on television during the Roller years. (It is used in multiple other occasions in this book)

    Donald's daughter and Svengali Ivanka is a smart, smart, smart lady with an extraordinary intellect and influence on her father.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

inducer persuader

词源

Named for the hypnotist character Svengali in George du Maurier's novel Trilby. More at citations.

来源：wiktionary