使(某人)进入催眠状态;用催眠术影响(某人)的意识与感知。(也可引申为“使着迷、迷住”,但较口语化。)
/ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/
The therapist hypnotized him to help him stop smoking.
治疗师对他进行催眠,帮助他戒烟。
The magician seemed to hypnotize the entire audience, who watched in complete silence as the story unfolded.
魔术师似乎把全场观众都“催眠”了;随着故事展开,大家屏息凝神、静静观看。
源自 hypnosis(催眠),而 hypnosis 来自希腊语 hypnos(睡眠之神/睡眠)。英语中加入动词后缀 -ize,形成“使进入……状态/使成为……”的动词 hypnotize,即“使进入催眠状态”。