单词 | mind-bender |
释义 | mind-bender in British English (ˈmaɪndˌbɛndə) noun 1. something that is complex or very difficult to understand this stunning sci-fi mind-bender 2. informal a hypnotist The mind-bender managed to hypnotise the audience member to forget about her vertigo. mind bender in American Englishnoun slang 1. a hypnotist 2. a person or thing that radically and suddenly affects one's thinking, perceptions, psyche, etc Word origin [1960–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, buyback, deinstitutionalize, pop art, tag question |
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