词汇 | mesmerist |
释义 | mesmerist noun[ C ] old useuk /ˈmez.mər.ɪst/ us /ˈmez.mər.ɪst/ a person who performs mesmerism (= the act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep): 催眠师 The mesmerist put on a very convincing demonstration.催眠师做了一场非常令人信服的演示。 He found a way out of poverty as assistant to a mesmerist.他找到了一条脱离贫困的道路:当催眠师的助手。 See mesmerism Synonym hypnotist Mesmerists, who claimed they could travel through time and magically heal patients, were very popular. Mrs. Eddy began studying with the mesmerist, Phineas Quimby, in 1862. He stars as a sinister stage mesmerist. Alternative & traditional therapies acupressure acupuncturist allopathy alternative therapy aromatherapeutic complementary medicine float therapy folk medicine ginkgo grapeseed hammam herbal medicine holistic medicine Qi reflexology sassafras saw palmetto self-hypnosis self-suggestion shiatsu Examples of mesmeristmesmerist On a popular level, the performances by mesmerists also encountered mixed reactions in the 1850s. Hands was assisted by another man, also a mesmerist. Although he had failed as an actor, he became wealthy as a traveling mesmerist, or "animal magnetiser", as it was then known. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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