sorcery
英 ['s??s(?)r?]
美['s?rs?ri]
- n. 魔術，巫術
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
sorcery 巫術
來自古法語 sorcier,巫師，來自拉丁語 sortiarius,算命者，來自 sors,命運，抽簽，抓鬮，字面 意思為種類，分類，詞源同 sort,分類，類型。-ery,名詞后綴，表術。
英文詞源
- sorcery (n.)
- c. 1300, "witchcraft, magic, enchantment; act or instance of sorcery; supernatural state of affairs; seemingly magical works," from Old French sorcerie, from sorcier "sorcerer, wizard," from Medieval Latin sortiarius "teller of fortunes by lot; sorcerer," literally "one who influences fate or fortune," from Latin sors (genitive sortis) "lot, fate, fortune" (see sort (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft.
- 那時候大多數(shù)人相信巫術和魔法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The dancing flames of an aurora will add a touch of sorcery to the scene.
- 閃爍的極光會給這片景色增添一層神秘色彩.
來自辭典例句
- 3. This is due to their direct lineage from primitive sorcery dance.
- 這是由于它直接來自原始巫舞之故.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Buddha preached the sorcery to 5 attendants as Kaundinya etc. in Sarnath.
- 佛祖在鹿野苑向他的侍從憍陳如等五人說法道.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The two books were concerned with sorcery and had analogical culture background.
- 《易傳》與《內(nèi)經(jīng)》之“神”在用法及意義上有很大的相似性,皆有表示大自然運動變化復雜奧妙莫 測 之意,皆有表示人的精神思維活動之意.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)