魅惑的な
解説 Definition
mesmerising は mesmerise（魅了する）の現在分詞で、形容詞として「魅惑的な、引き込まれるような」という意味です。人の注意を強く引きつける演技、景色、音楽などについて使われ、主にイギリス英語のつづりです。
Something mesmerising is so fascinating, beautiful, or impressive that it holds a person’s attention completely. The adjective is commonly used for performances, sights, sounds, or movements and is the usual British spelling of mesmerizing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mesmerising は動詞 mesmerise に -ing を付けた現在分詞で、ここでは形容詞として「目を離せないほど魅惑的な」。語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付ける。主に英式綴りで、米式は mesmerizing。mesmerising performance、voice、view のように、注意を強く引きつける対象と結びつけて覚える。
Start with the British verb mesmerise, meaning “to hold someone’s attention completely.” To form the present participle, drop the final silent e and add -ing: mesmerise becomes mesmerising. As an adjective, it describes a performance, voice, view, or movement that seems to keep you watching or listening. Picture the audience unable to look away from a mesmerising dancer. Also notice the spelling contrast: mesmerising is standard in British English, while American English usually has mesmerizing with z. This spelling link helps you recognize both forms without treating them as different words.
例文
The dancer gave a mesmerising performance on the small stage.
そのダンサーは小さな舞台で魅惑的な演技を披露しました。
We watched the mesmerising lights move across the night sky.
私たちは夜空を横切る魅惑的な光を眺めました。
Her voice had a soft, mesmerising quality that held the audience's attention.
彼女の声には柔らかく魅惑的な響きがあり、観客の注意を引きつけました。
mesmerising の類義語・関連語
mesmerising の語源・成り立ち Etymology
18世紀オーストリアの医師Franz Mesmer（メスメル）に由来。彼は「動物磁気」による催眠療法を提唱し、mesmerize（催眠術をかける）という動詞が生まれた。関連語：mesmerize、mesmerism。人を釘付けにするほど魅了する様子を表す。
Mesmerising is formed from mesmerise by dropping its final e and adding -ing. Mesmerise derives from the name of Franz Anton Mesmer, an eighteenth-century physician who promoted a theory called animal magnetism. The verb first referred to inducing a hypnotic state through Mesmer’s supposed method and later developed the broader sense “to fascinate completely.” The spelling mesmerising is chiefly British; mesmerizing is its usual American counterpart.
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