单词 | mesmerized |
释义 | mesmerizedadj. That has been mesmerized; held as if spellbound or hypnotized. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism > inducing or affected by magnetized1784 magnetified1797 mesmerized1829 hypnotized1843 hypnotizing1843 mesmerizing1846 biologized1851 statuvolent1891 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [adjective] > hypnotized mesmerized1829 hypnotized1843 1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 6 222 The use of mesmerised water..had entirely assuaged the thirst. 1840 C. H. Townshend Facts in Mesmerism ii. i. 80 Having heard it said that mesmerised persons could feel any injury that was inflicted on the mesmeriser. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. xv. 301 Faith—I believe she's mesmerised, or walking in her sleep! 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xxiv. 360 Gudrun sat down, as if, absent as he was, his will had power over her. She felt almost mesmerised. 1990 L. Picknett Encycl. Paranormal 91/1 In Britain, the main interests of the 1840s centred in the ability of some mesmerised subjects to develop second sight—or even ‘second taste’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829 |
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