sorcery
英 ['sɔːs(ə)rɪ]
美['sɔrsəri]
- n. 魔术，巫术
中文词源
sorcery 巫术
来自古法语 sorcier,巫师，来自拉丁语 sortiarius,算命者，来自 sors,命运，抽签，抓阄，字面 意思为种类，分类，词源同 sort,分类，类型。-ery,名词后缀，表术。
英文词源
- 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.)).
双语例句
- 1. At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft.
- 那时候大多数人相信巫术和魔法.
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- 2. The dancing flames of an aurora will add a touch of sorcery to the scene.
- 闪烁的极光会给这片景色增添一层神秘色彩.
来自辞典例句
- 3. This is due to their direct lineage from primitive sorcery dance.
- 这是由于它直接来自原始巫舞之故.
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- 4. Buddha preached the sorcery to 5 attendants as Kaundinya etc. in Sarnath.
- 佛祖在鹿野苑向他的侍从憍陈如等五人说法道.
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- 5. The two books were concerned with sorcery and had analogical culture background.
- 《易传》与《内经》之“神”在用法及意义上有很大的相似性,皆有表示大自然运动变化复杂奥妙莫 测 之意,皆有表示人的精神思维活动之意.
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