Svengali

Sven ga li |svenˈgälē, sfen- svɛnˈɡɑli | a musician in George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894 ) who trains Trilby's voice and controls her stage singing hypnotically. • (as noun a Svengali ) a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, esp. for a sinister purpose.

Svengali

Svengali |svɛnˈgɑːli | ▶noun a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, especially for a sinister purpose. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: the name of a musician in George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894 ), who controls Trilby's stage singing hypnotically.

Svengali

Sven ga li /sfenɡɑ́ːli, sven- /名詞 C 邪悪な動機によって他人を操る人 .