hypnotize
hypnotize — verb
1. to guide someone into a relaxed, trance-like mental state in which they become u
to guide someone into a relaxed, trance-like mental state in which they become unusually open to suggestions or instructions from the person who guides them
The therapist gently hypnotized Sofia to help her relax during the treatment.
hypnotize + person for a therapeutic purpose
Mizuki watched the performer hypnotize a volunteer from the audience on stage.
Some dentists hypnotize patients who feel too anxious about the needle.
Hamza asked the specialist to hypnotize him so that he could stop biting his nails.
- mesmerize
more theatrical or literary in tone, less clinical
- put under
informal phrasal expression for inducing hypnosis
- induce a trance in
more technical or descriptive phrasing
文法句型
hypnotize + person
用法筆記
This is the clinical or performance sense. The person being hypnotized (the subject) must be willing and cooperative — hypnosis cannot be forced on an unwilling person.
常見錯誤
2. to attract and hold someone's complete attention with something so fascinating o
to attract and hold someone's complete attention with something so fascinating or impressive that they become unaware of what is around them
The crowd stood silently, completely hypnotized by the dancer's graceful movements.
passive: be hypnotized by [visually captivating stimulus]
Ishaan felt hypnotized by the deep colours spreading across the evening sky.
The children sat motionless, hypnotized by the magician's every trick.
Anya was so hypnotized by the novel that she forgot to eat dinner.
文法句型
be hypnotized by + something
hypnotize + someone
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice (be hypnotized by). The active form requires a subject that is aesthetically or dramatically captivating — a performance, a view, a person's movements. Not used for routine intellectual tasks.