mesmerist
mesmerist — 名詞
- mesmeristsingular
- mesmeristsplural
1. someone who uses special techniques to make people enter a sleep-like trance, of
催眠師
利用暗示使人進入催眠狀態的表演者
someone who uses special techniques to make people enter a sleep-like trance, often as a stage performer or to entertain an audience
The street performer worked as a mesmerist, making volunteers from the crowd cluck like chickens.
那位街頭表演者是名催眠師，讓自願上臺的觀眾學雞叫。
countable noun: a mesmerist
Nora booked a mesmerist for her birthday party, and the guests laughed for hours.
Nora 在生日派對上請了一名催眠師，賓客們笑了好幾個小時。
collocation: book a mesmerist
When the mesmerist snapped her fingers, the volunteer on stage opened her eyes in confusion.
催眠師彈了一下手指，臺上的志願者困惑地睜開了眼睛。
- hypnotist
the standard modern term; 'hypnotist' is far more common in everyday English
- mesmerizer
much rarer; sometimes used to describe someone who fascinates or captivates, not necessarily a performer
文法句型
a + mesmerist
work as a mesmerist
用法筆記
Slightly old-fashioned; the modern equivalent is usually 'hypnotist'. 'Mesmerist' is still used for stage performers who present their act using older, theatrical methods.