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单词 svengali
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Sven•ga•li  (sven gälē, sfen-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
  • after the evil hypnotist of the same name in the novel Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Svengali /svɛnˈɡɑːlɪ/ n
  1. a person who controls another's mind, usually with sinister intentions
Etymology: after a character in George Du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894)
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