(形容词)被催眠的;(比喻)被深深吸引、迷住的,仿佛失去自控般专注。
/ˈhɪp.nə.taɪzd/
The audience was hypnotized by the magician’s calm voice.
观众被魔术师平静的声音“催眠”般吸引住了。
As she watched the waves roll in under the moonlight, she felt hypnotized, forgetting everything else for a moment.
月光下她望着海浪一阵阵涌来,仿佛被迷住了,片刻间把一切都忘了。
来自 hypnotize(使催眠),与 hypnosis(催眠)同源,源自希腊语 hypnos(睡眠、睡神)。原义与“让人进入类似睡眠的催眠状态”有关,后来常引申为“被强烈吸引、目不转睛”。