hypnotic

魅惑的な、心を奪う

見たり聞いたりするのをやめられないほど、人を強く引きつける。

やさしい英語で： So interesting or powerful that you cannot stop watching or listening.

• Her voice was hypnotic.
• We watched the hypnotic movement of the waves.
• The song’s hypnotic rhythm kept everyone dancing.

類義語： mesmerizing, entrancing, spellbinding

よく使う表現： hypnotic rhythm, hypnotic voice, hypnotic effect

催眠の、催眠術の

深くくつろぎ、暗示に従いやすくなる状態に人を導くことに関する。

やさしい英語で： Related to putting someone into a deeply relaxed state in which they may follow suggestions.

• The therapist used hypnotic suggestion.
• She entered a hypnotic state during the session.
• Researchers studied how hypnotic techniques affect memory.

類義語： mesmeric

よく使う表現： hypnotic state, hypnotic suggestion, hypnotic trance

催眠性の、睡眠を誘う

眠気を起こさせたり、眠らせたりする。

やさしい英語で： Making someone feel sleepy or fall asleep.

• The medicine has a hypnotic effect.
• The doctor prescribed a hypnotic drug for her sleep problems.
• These tablets contain a substance with hypnotic properties.

類義語： sleep-inducing, soporific

よく使う表現： hypnotic drug, hypnotic effect, hypnotic medication

睡眠薬、催眠薬

人を眠らせる薬や物質。

やさしい英語で： A medicine or substance that makes someone sleep.

• The doctor prescribed a hypnotic.
• She took a hypnotic before bed.
• Some hypnotics can cause problems when used for too long.

類義語： sleeping pill, sleeping medicine, soporific

よく使う表現： prescribe a hypnotic, short-acting hypnotic, take a hypnotic

被催眠者

催眠状態に導くことができる人、またはすでに催眠をかけられた人。

やさしい英語で： A person who can be put, or has been put, into a state of hypnosis.

• The hypnotic responded to the suggestion.
• The experiment compared several highly responsive hypnotics.
• An early study described her as a suitable hypnotic.

類義語： hypnosis subject

よく使う表現： responsive hypnotic, hypnotic in trance