witchcraft
英['w?t?krɑ?ft]
美['w?t?kr?ft]
- n. 巫術；魔法
中文詞源
witchcraft 巫術
witch,巫師，craft,技藝。
英文詞源
- witchcraft (n.)
- Old English wiccecr?ft "witchcraft, magic," from wicce (see witch) + cr?ft "power, skill" (see craft). Witchcraft was declared a crime in English law in 1542; trials there peaked in 1580s and 1640s but fell sharply after 1660. The last, in 1717, ended in acquittal. The Witchcraft Act was repealed 1736.
雙語例句
- 1. He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
- 他對巫術魔法情有獨鐘。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Witchcraft is now a recognized religion in the United States.
- 巫術現在在美國是一種得到認可的宗教.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft.
- 那時候大多數人相信巫術和魔法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The woman practising witchcraft claimed that she could conjure up the spirits of the dead.
- 那個女巫說她能用魔法召喚亡靈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Did you use magic and witchcraft?
- 你使用了魔術和巫術 嗎 ?
來自辭典例句