Word
mesmerizing
迷人的；有吸引力的
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; fascinating
- 1.
Exercising mesmerism on; spellbinding; enthralling.
使人着迷的；令人入迷的；迷人的。
使人着迷的；令人入迷的；迷人的。；有吸引力的；有魅力的
In use
The dancer's mesmerizing performance kept the audience silent until the very end.
She found the view from the mountaintop absolutely mesmerizing, so she stayed there for hours.
His slow, mesmerizing voice made it hard for us to stay awake during the lecture.
a mesmerizing [noun]
mesmerizing 作定语，放在名词前，表示“迷人的、令人着迷的”。
She gave a mesmerizing performance.
她献上了一场迷人的表演。
[noun] be mesmerizing
作表语时，主语可以是事物或人，表示“令人着迷”。
His voice is mesmerizing.
他的嗓音令人着迷。
be mesmerizing [someone]
这是动词 mesmerize 的现在分词用法，后接宾语，表示“使……入迷”。
The magician was mesmerizing the audience.
魔术师正在使观众着迷。
Common mistakes
I was mesmerizing by the beautiful sunset.I was mesmerized by the beautiful sunset.
mesmerizing 是现在分词形容词，意为“令人着迷的”，通常修饰事物；表达人自身感到着迷时，应使用过去分词形容词 mesmerized。在“I was ... by ...”这样的被动结构中，主语是感受者，必须用 -ed 形式，不能用 -ing 形式。
She mesmerizing everyone with her voice.She mesmerizes everyone with her voice.
mesmerizing 是现在分词，不能单独充当谓语动词。表示“使入迷”这一一般现在时的动作，需要用动词 mesmerize 的第三人称单数形式 mesmerizes。中文没有动词的时态和人称变化，学习者容易误将 -ing 形式当作谓语。
Connections
Collocations
- mesmerizing performance
- 令人着迷的表演
- Her mesmerizing performance held the audience spellbound.她那令人着迷的表演让观众看得入神。
- mesmerizing voice
- 迷人的嗓音
- The singer's mesmerizing voice calmed everyone in the room.歌手迷人的嗓音让房间里的每个人都很平静。
- mesmerizing beauty
- 令人沉醉的美
- The landscape's mesmerizing beauty left us speechless.这里令人沉醉的美景让我们说不出话来。
- mesmerizing effect
- 催眠般的效果
- The rhythm of the waves had a mesmerizing effect on him.海浪的节奏对他产生了催眠般的效果。
- mesmerizing view
- 令人心醉的景色
- From the cliff, we enjoyed a mesmerizing view of the valley.从悬崖上，我们欣赏到了峡谷令人心醉的景色。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住开头的 me：我（me）一看到就被它 mesmerizing 吸住，像中了魔法一样目不转睛。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：reviews、travel writing、everyday conversation 通常作形容词时，主要指人或事物极具吸引力、令人着迷，多用于形容表演、景色或人物；比较常见于评论、游记和日常对话，语气中性而生动，不算正式书面语，也不属于俚语。
Grammar Note
该词也是动词 mesmerize 的现在分词形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都含 /-aɪzɪŋ/ 结尾，与 mesmerizing 的 /ˌraɪzɪŋ/ 押韵。注意 mesmerizing 拼作 -izing；hypnotizing、organizing、realizing 也拼作 -izing，而 advertising、surprising 拼作 -ising，发音相同但拼写不同。另注意形近词 mesmerize /ˈmez.mə.raɪz/ 和 mesmerism /ˈmez.mə.rɪz.əm/ 发音与 mesmerizing 并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.