fascinate

• vt.魅了する、ひっくり返す
• vi. 魅了される

ラテン語のfascis、バンド、包帯から。古代ローマでは生殖器崇拝の文化があり、fascinum（男性器）をお守りとして携帯し、魔術師が呪文を唱えてその力を目覚めさせ、豊穣の神（Fascinus）の守護を呼び起こした。語源 fascination, enchantment.

fascinate

fascinate: [16] To fascinate somebody is literally to ‘bewitch’ them. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb fascināre, which was a derivative of fascinum ‘witchcraft’. The Roman phallic deity, incidentally, was named Fascinus, because an amulet in the shape of a penis was hung around children’s necks in ancient times to ward off evil spells.

fascinate (v.)

1590s, "bewitch, enchant," from Middle French fasciner (14c.), from Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare "bewitch, enchant, fascinate," from fascinus "a charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft," which is of uncertain origin. Earliest used of witches and of serpents, who were said to be able to cast a spell by a look that rendered one unable to move or resist. Sense of "delight, attract and hold the attention of" is first recorded 1815.

To fascinate is to bring under a spell, as by the power of the eye; to enchant and to charm are to bring under a spell by some more subtle and mysterious power. [Century Dictionary]

Possibly from Greek baskanos "slander, envy, malice," later "witchcraft, sorcerery," with form influenced by Latin fari "speak" (see fame (n.)), but others say the resemblance of the Latin and Greek words is accidental. The Greek word might be from a Thracian equivalent of Greek phaskein "to say;" compare enchant, and German besprechen "to charm," from sprechen "to speak." Watkins suggests the Latin word is perhaps from PIE *bhasko- "band, bundle" via a connecting sense of "amulet in the form of a phallus" (compare Latin fascinum "human penis; artificial phallus; dildo"). Related: Fascinated; fascinating.

If [baskanos] and fascinum are indeed related, they would point to a meaning 'curse, spell' in a loanword from an unknown third language. [de Vaan]

1. I believed devoutly in her power to fascinate him，in her dazzling loveliness.

彼女には彼をうっとりさせる力があると心から信じています。彼女には目がくらむような器量があると信じています。

2.How can the comets，asteroids and meteorites，which fascinate us，kill us？

太陽の拡張に伴い、太陽系の他の星はどのように変化するのか。

3.The cute aspect that she read the cartoon book fascinate me.

授業中に漫画を読んでいる姿を見て夢中になった。

4.These things never get old，and always manage to fascinate .

これらのものは決して時代遅れではなく、革新的である。

5.The place continues to fascinate visitors,cloaked in its mystery.

この場所は神秘的な雰囲気に包まれ、観光客を魅了し続けている。