mesmerized(形容词/动词过去式):被深深吸引的,入迷的,着迷的。形容一个人被某事物完全吸引住,无法移开注意力。
/ˈmɛzməˌraɪzd/
The child was mesmerized by the colorful fireworks in the sky.
那个孩子被天空中五彩缤纷的烟花深深吸引住了。
She stood mesmerized before the painting, unable to tear her eyes away from the intricate brushstrokes that seemed to tell a story of their own.
她站在那幅画前入了迷,无法将目光从那些仿佛在诉说着自己故事的精细笔触上移开。
mesmerized 源自18世纪奥地利医生 Franz Anton Mesmer 的名字。Mesmer 提出了"动物磁力"(animal magnetism)理论,认为可以通过磁力影响人体,使人进入一种恍惚状态,这种做法后来被称为 mesmerism,即早期的催眠术。随着时间推移,mesmerize 的含义从"催眠"逐渐演变为"使着迷、使入神",强调一种被深深吸引、无法自拔的状态。