mesmeric
魅惑的な
解説 Definition
人を催眠状態に陥れるような、または非常に魅力的で目を離せない状態。心を奪うような強い魅力を持つさま。
If something is mesmeric, it is so attractive or powerful that it holds your attention completely. It is often used for a person, performance, voice, or movement that feels almost hypnotic.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず mesmerize「うっとりさせる・魅了する」を知っていると覚えやすいです。mesmeric はその形容詞で、「mesmerize するような感じ」＝人を見入らせる、催眠にかかったように目を離せない、という意味。単なる attractive より強く、captivating に近い語感です。a mesmeric performance / gaze のように、視線・声・踊り・雰囲気などに使うと定着しやすいです。mysteric など形の似た語と混同しないよう注意。
Link it to `mesmerize`, a more common word. `Mesmeric` is the adjective form, so it describes something that has that strong, spell-like effect. Remember it with phrases like `mesmeric eyes` or `a mesmeric performance`.
例文
Her mesmeric voice captivated the entire audience.
彼女の魅惑的な声は観客全員を虜にした。
The mesmeric effect of the music drew everyone into the moment.
音楽の魅惑的な効果は皆をその瞬間に引き込んだ。
His mesmeric gaze seemed to hold a deep secret.
彼の魅惑的な視線は深い秘密を秘めているように思えた。
mesmeric の類義語・関連語
mesmeric の語源・成り立ち Etymology
mesmeric は18世紀の医師 Mesmer の姓に、形容詞語尾 -ic が付いた語です。Mesmer が唱えた mesmerism（動物磁気説・催眠術の前身）から、「人を強く引きつけて恍惚とさせる」という意味が生まれました。関連語は mesmerize、mesmerism。
Mesmeric comes from the surname of the 18th-century doctor Franz Mesmer, with the adjective ending -ic. His name became linked with mesmerism, a theory about "animal magnetism" that later influenced ideas of hypnosis. From that history, mesmeric came to suggest something that powerfully holds a person's attention. Related words are mesmerize and mesmerism.
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