1. 1催眠的; (引申)使人著迷的

    1) Causing sleep, or a sleep-like trance state, such as a hypnotic drug. 2) So fascinating, smooth, or repetitive that it holds your attention almost like a trance — you can describe a rhythm, a dance, or even a speaker's voice as hypnotic.

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組成hypno- (sleep, from Greek 'hypnos') + -tic (adjective ending)

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  • hypnosisshares 'hypno-' — the noun for the sleep-like trance state
  • hypnotizeshares 'hypno-' — the verb, to put someone into that state

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hypnoticadj/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/

  • 1

    Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

  • 2

    Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.

    • Phyllis St. James' hypnotic "Mystic Stranger" always blows my mind and you'll find it included in this brilliant set by the sadly underrated Ms Haywood as well as the stunning ballad "Someone".
  • 3

    medicinepharmacologysciencesInducing sleep; soporific.

  • 4

    obsoletebiologybotanynatural-sciencesDormant.

    • hypnotic seeds

hypnoticnoun/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/

  • 1

    A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.

  • 2

    medicinepharmacologysciencesA soporific substance.

    • "He's had a strong hypnotic administered to him," said the doctor. "He'll wake perfectly all right in the morning.[…]"

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