fascinate

• vt. 使著迷，使神魂顛倒
• vi. 入迷

來自拉丁語fascis, 帶子，繃帶，緣自古羅馬時期的生殖器崇拜文化，人們把一根男性生殖器(fascinum)狀的器具作為護身符隨身攜帶，同時，巫師對該物念動咒語以喚醒其神力和召喚生育神(Fascinus)的保護。引申詞義著迷，入魔。

fascinate

fascinate: [16] To fascinate somebody is literally to ‘bewitch’ them. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb fascināre, which was a derivative of fascinum ‘witchcraft’. The Roman phallic deity, incidentally, was named Fascinus, because an amulet in the shape of a penis was hung around children’s necks in ancient times to ward off evil spells.

fascinate (v.)

1590s, "bewitch, enchant," from Middle French fasciner (14c.), from Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare "bewitch, enchant, fascinate," from fascinus "a charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft," which is of uncertain origin. Earliest used of witches and of serpents, who were said to be able to cast a spell by a look that rendered one unable to move or resist. Sense of "delight, attract and hold the attention of" is first recorded 1815.

To fascinate is to bring under a spell, as by the power of the eye; to enchant and to charm are to bring under a spell by some more subtle and mysterious power. [Century Dictionary]

Possibly from Greek baskanos "slander, envy, malice," later "witchcraft, sorcerery," with form influenced by Latin fari "speak" (see fame (n.)), but others say the resemblance of the Latin and Greek words is accidental. The Greek word might be from a Thracian equivalent of Greek phaskein "to say;" compare enchant, and German besprechen "to charm," from sprechen "to speak." Watkins suggests the Latin word is perhaps from PIE *bhasko- "band, bundle" via a connecting sense of "amulet in the form of a phallus" (compare Latin fascinum "human penis; artificial phallus; dildo"). Related: Fascinated; fascinating.

If [baskanos] and fascinum are indeed related, they would point to a meaning 'curse, spell' in a loanword from an unknown third language. [de Vaan]

1. I believed devoutly in her power to fascinate him, in her dazzling loveliness.

我由衷地相信她有使他神魂顛倒的力量, 相信她有令人眼花繚亂的姿色.

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2. How can the comets , asteroids and meteorites , which fascinate us , kill us?

隨著太陽的不斷擴張, 太陽係中其它的星球將發生怎樣的變化?

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3. The cute aspect that she read the cartoon book fascinate me.

看到她上課時看漫畫時可愛的樣子我都著迷.

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4. These things never get old , and always manage to fascinate.

這些東西從來不會過時, 並且一直創新著.

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5. The place continues to fascinate visitors, cloaked in its mystery.

這個地方籠罩在神秘氣氛下,繼續使遊覽者著迷.

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