hypnotic

hypnotic
adjective
  1. of, producing, or relating to hypnosis
    (与)催眠(有关)的
    a hypnotic state.
    催眠状态。
    ■exerting a compelling, fascinating, or soporific effect
    蛊惑人的;迷人的;催人入眠的
    her voice had a hypnotic quality.
    她的嗓音有种迷人的特质。
  2. (Medicine)(of a drug) sleep-inducing
    (医)(药物)催眠性的
noun
  1. (Medicine)a sleep-inducing drug
    (医)催眠药
  2. a person under or open to the influence of hypnotism
    (易)受催眠者
派生
hypnotically
adverb
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French hypnotique, via late Latin from Greek hupnōtikos 'narcotic, causing sleep', from hupnoun 'put to sleep', from hupnos 'sleep'
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