单词 | Svengali |
释义 | Svengali (once / 48440 pages) n WORD FAMILY Svengali: Svengalis USAGE EXAMPLESThough Martin is known for being a Svengali in the studio, Tesfaye says their process was highly cooperative. Wall Street Journal(Nov 02, 2016) Politicians can resemble automatons, mouthing the directives of some offstage Svengali. The New Yorker(Aug 15, 2016) Unlike many female stars of her generation and stature, she has rarely ceded control to any manager, or mate, or Svengali. New York Times(Aug 03, 2016) 1n someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding Hyper inducer, persuader someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on 2n the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically Exp character, fictional character, fictitious character an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
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