单词 | witch |
释义 | witch nounwitch ♦︎ wizard ♦︎ magician ♦︎ sorcerer/sorceressthese are all words for a person who is believed to have magic powers.这些词均表示巫师、术士。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a great / powerful wizard / magician◆a witch / wizard / magician / sorcerer / sorceress casts a spell■ witch [countable] a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. in stories, a witch usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick.女巫;巫婆◆many people believed her to be a witch.许多人相信她会巫术。◆he was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。 ➡ see also witchcraft → magic noun ■ wizard /wɪzəd; name wɪzərd/ [countable] a man who is believed to have magic powers, often to do evil things男巫;术士◆there were rumours that abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black arts.传言说阿博特是男巫,会施魔法、行邪术。■ magician /mədʒɪʃn/ [countable] a person, especially a man, who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person who has magic powers(尤指男的)魔术师;(故事中的)巫师,术士◆they had booked a magician for the children's party.他们为孩子们的聚会预约了一位魔术师。◆'fly through the air, little mouse!' cried the magician.“在空中飞翔吧,小老鼠!”巫师高声喊道。 ➡ see also magic → magic noun note 辨析 witch, wizard or magician?in stories witches are usually evil and wizards often are too, but they are often seen in more a positive way than witches. witches are typically ugly old women; wizards are often grand, wise old men, with long robes, pointed hats and long white beards. magicians can be good or evil and can appear in many different ways; sometimes their appearance hides the truth about who they really are.故事中,witch 通常是邪恶的,wizard 也是,但是后者常给人以较正面的形象。witch 一般是丑陋的老太婆,wizard 常常是高傲睿智的老人,穿着长袍,带着尖顶帽,留着长长的白胡须。magician 可以是好人,也可以是坏人,以多种形象出现,有时外貌会掩盖他们的真实身分。■ sorcerer /sɔːsərə(r); name sɔːrsərər/ ■ sorceress /sɔːsərəs; name sɔːrsərəs/ [countable] (especially written) (in stories) a man/woman with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits(故事中的)巫师,术士◆he was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.人们怀疑他滥用魔法。◆circe was a powerful sorceress who hated men, and would poison and trick them.喀耳刻是法术高超的女术士,她憎恨男人,给他们下毒,捉弄他们。ⓘ unlike a witch, a sorceress is often young and beautiful.与 witch 不同,sorceress 常为年轻貌美的女巫。 ➡ see also sorcery → magic noun witch [countable] a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. in stories, a witch usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick.女巫;巫婆◆many people believed her to be a witch.许多人相信她会巫术。◆he was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。 ➡ see also witchcraft → magic noun witch/wɪtʃ ||; wɪtʃ/noun [c] (in past times and in stories) a woman who is thought to have magic powers (古时及故事中)女巫,巫婆 ☞look at wizard. 参看wizard。 witchsee ⇨ magic 2 witch /wɪtʃ; wɪtʃ/n [c]a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things [尤指做坏事的]女巫,巫婆 ☞ witch |
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