hypnotic
英 [hɪp'nɒtɪk]
美 [hɪp'nɑtɪk]
- adj.催眠; 催眠にかかりやすい.
- n. 睡眠薬；催眠状態にある人
語源
催眠hypno-、睡眠、催眠、-otic、形容詞接尾辞。
英語の語源
- hypnotic (adj.)
- 1620s, "inducing sleep," originally used of drugs, from French hypnotique (16c.) "inclined to sleep, soporific," from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnotikos "inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy," from hypnoun "put to sleep," from hypnos "sleep" (see somnolence). Modern sense of "pertaining to an induced trance" first recorded in English 1843, along with hypnotist, hypnotize, both coined by Dr. James Braid. Related: Hypnotical; hypnotically.
例文
- 1. The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.
- 催眠状態は、実際には覚醒と睡眠の間を介する。
- 2.Everyone is familiar with the TV screen 's hypnotic power.
- テレビ画面の魅力についてよく知っています。
- 3.His voice had an almost hypnotic effect.
- 彼の声には催眠に近い作用がある。
- 4.She was again the victim of the city 's hypnotic influence.
- 都市の催眠のような魅力が再び彼女を怒らせた。
- 5.His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.
- 彼の歌声は、酔いしれながらもリラックスした気分にさせることが多い。
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