Svengalin.

/svɛŋˈɡɑːli/

Etymology: < the name of Svengali, musician and hypnotist, a character in the novel Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier.

A person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, frequently for some sinister purpose. Also attributive and in other combinations.

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society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > one who or that which influences > influential person > sinister

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1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 145 I'm glad Zvengali's back where he belongs [referring to a dog with a mesmeric stare].

1919 C. Mackenzie Sylvia & Michael iv. 92 The juggler..passed into the category of the Svengalis, and became one of a long line of romantic impossibilities.

1934 B. Darwin Playing the Like 121 He believes himself a new Svengali with a second Trilby.

1942 Amer. Speech 17 90/1 The word ‘Svengali’ shows the player's ability to keep his opponent so ‘hypnotized’ that he will not be aware of his trickery.

1962 N. Freeling Love in Amsterdam i. 40 He fascinated her. Svengali stuff.

1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 457 It is impossible to represent Christ on the stage. If he is made dramatically interesting, he ceases to be Christ and turns into a Hercules or a Svengali.

1966 N. Marsh Black Beech & Honeydew x. 231 A hideous Svengali-like face.

1972 Maclean's Mar. 41/2 He had a strange hypnotic power—not that he was a Svengali, but when he spoke people listened.

1978 M. Dickens Open Bk. vi. 59 Charles Pick..already showed the infectious Svengali enthusiasm to which many writers beside me owe the fact that they have had the courage to go on writing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	svengali
释义	Svengalin. /svɛŋˈɡɑːli/ Etymology: < the name of Svengali, musician and hypnotist, a character in the novel Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier. A person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, frequently for some sinister purpose. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > one who or that which influences > influential person > sinister Svengali1914 mindfucker1971 1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 145 I'm glad Zvengali's back where he belongs [referring to a dog with a mesmeric stare]. 1919 C. Mackenzie Sylvia & Michael iv. 92 The juggler..passed into the category of the Svengalis, and became one of a long line of romantic impossibilities. 1934 B. Darwin Playing the Like 121 He believes himself a new Svengali with a second Trilby. 1942 Amer. Speech 17 90/1 The word ‘Svengali’ shows the player's ability to keep his opponent so ‘hypnotized’ that he will not be aware of his trickery. 1962 N. Freeling Love in Amsterdam i. 40 He fascinated her. Svengali stuff. 1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 457 It is impossible to represent Christ on the stage. If he is made dramatically interesting, he ceases to be Christ and turns into a Hercules or a Svengali. 1966 N. Marsh Black Beech & Honeydew x. 231 A hideous Svengali-like face. 1972 Maclean's Mar. 41/2 He had a strange hypnotic power—not that he was a Svengali, but when he spoke people listened. 1978 M. Dickens Open Bk. vi. 59 Charles Pick..already showed the infectious Svengali enthusiasm to which many writers beside me owe the fact that they have had the courage to go on writing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1914
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