"hypnotize" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 催眠

Definition

使某人進入一種恍惚狀態，他們非常專注並容易接受建議，通常是用溫柔的語言或動作達成。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常指用催眠術使人進入恍惚狀態，但也可比喻“吸引注意力”，如“hypnotize the audience”。正式、科學用語，也見於故事和娛樂。不要和“迷住/吸引”（mesmerize）混淆。

Examples

The doctor tried to hypnotize her to help her relax.

醫生試圖**催眠**她，幫助她放鬆。

Can you really hypnotize someone with a watch?

你真的能用手錶**催眠**別人嗎？

The showman will hypnotize volunteers on stage tonight.

表演者今晚會在舞臺上**催眠**志願者。

He was so nervous that the therapist's voice seemed to hypnotize him.

他太緊張了，治療師的聲音好像把他**催眠**了。

The magician claimed he could hypnotize the whole audience.

魔術師聲稱他能**催眠**全場觀眾。

Sometimes, the way she dances will hypnotize everyone watching.

有時候，她跳舞的方式會讓所有人都彷彿被**催眠**一樣。