Svengali
/sveŋˈgɑːlɪ/1
- a musician in George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894) who trains Trilby's voice and controls her stage singing hypnotically斯文加利（乔治·杜·莫里哀小说《翠儿比》[1894]中教翠儿比练声并在舞台上用催眠术控制她唱歌的音乐家）。
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- as noun a Svengali a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, especially for a sinister purpose斯文加利式人物（尤指为了罪恶目的控制, 或通过催眠术影响别人的人）。