1620s, "inducing sleep," originally used of drugs, from French hypnotique (16c.) "inclined to sleep, soporific," from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnotikos "inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy," from hypnoun "put to sleep," from hypnos "sleep" (see somnolence). Modern sense of "pertaining to an induced trance" first recorded in English 1843, along with hypnotist, hypnotize, both coined by Dr. James Braid. Related: Hypnotical; hypnotically.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.
催眠狀態(tài)實(shí)際上介乎清醒和睡眠之間。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Everyone is familiar with the TV screen's hypnotic power.
大家都很熟悉電視屏幕的吸引力。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. His voice had an almost hypnotic effect.
他的聲音有一種近乎催眠的作用。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. She was again the victim of the city's hypnotic influence.
城市催眠般的魅力又一次讓她上當(dāng)受氣.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
5. His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.