Question of the Day #1166

Phil Spector defined the toxic music Svengali – a figure that persists today

From the headline of this article at the Guardian.

  上記の文で、Svengaliの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "Svengali" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

1. ジョージ・デュ・モーリエの小説に出てくる音楽家で、トリビーが催眠状態で歌うのをコントロールする
2. 説得しようとするか、または別の人に自分の命令通りにさせようとする人（通常有害な）

基本的に、上記の1番は語源で通常2番の意味で使用されます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another

 

語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

Svengaliは、George du Maurierの1894年の小説に出てくる極悪の音楽家で、絵画モデルのTrilbyが催眠状態で歌うのをコントロールし彼女をスターにする。Svengaliの悪事を働くの能力が読者層に強い印象を残し、1919年頃にはSvengaliの名は悪意を持って人を操る人物の一般名詞となった。

 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster:

In George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby, a young artist's model named Trilby O'Ferrall falls under the spell of Svengali, a villainous musician and hypnotist. Svengali trains Trilby's voice through hypnosis and transforms her into a singing star, subjugating her completely in the process. Svengali's maleficent powers of persuasion made such an impression on the reading public that by 1919 his name was being used generically as a term for any wickedly manipulative individual.

   

Examples

1. Well, he was no Svengali, no alchemist and, obviously, they would have happened without him. From The Daily Beast
2. Like One Direction, The Shirelles were groomed by an industry Svengali. From The Daily Beast
3. Just after Presley's death on August 16, 1977, his Svengali-like manager, Col. Tom Parker, was asked for a comment. From The Daily Beast
4. And Cohen, as the face of the network, has drawn particular scrutiny, portrayed by his detractors in lawsuits and in interviews as a reality TV Svengali who pits women against one another. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
5. The story line has Lily-Rose Depp’s rising pop star falling under the spell of a Svengali played by Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023

   

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