| 词汇 | sorcery |
| 释义 | sorcery noun[ U ] uk /ˈsɔː.sər.i/ us /ˈsɔːr.sɚ.i/ a type of magic in which spirits, especially evil ones, are used to make things happen: 魔法，妖术 It seems that some people still believe in sorcery and black magic.有些人似乎仍然相信魔法和巫术。 Synonyms black magic necromancy Magic abracadabra alchemy bewitch bezoar black magic escapology evil faerie hex magic word magical magically mugwort mystic the evil eyeidiom wand whammy white magic witchcraft wizardry sorcery | American Dictionarysorcery noun[ U ] us/ˈsɔr·sə·ri/ a type of magic that is used esp. to harm someone or make things happen Examples of sorcerysorcery The demonic makes better sense of this sorcery than does the divine. The political use of sorcery has, for example, been suggested in such tracts. Yet, he rarely shows in concrete ways how ' alternative causalities ' like sorcery shape political outcomes or influence the choices made by actors. Revivalists thought their salvation cleansed them of the pollution of sorcery. On this occasion, he was particularly interested in obtaining information about 'this sorcery process,' but he was frustrated, possibly because of the language problem. Chapter 7 provides an analysis of their careers and explains the role of ' sorcery ' in the cultivation of their political personae. Men worried that wives maddened with money would sap husbands' virility with sorcery. A significant proportion of them were young, male beggars who were feared capable of working sorcery as a rite of revenge against householders who rejected their pleas for alms. Sorcery (boloi) was its inverse, implying the negation of value through attempts to harm others and/or unravel their endeavours. The present monograph is the first of a projected trilogy; work is under way now on the second volume, a monograph on marriage, sorcery, and violence. Marginal (warfare) or illicit (sorcery) circumstances, allowing victorious warriors or skilled witches to access the forces of foreign bodies, provided opportunities and models for such practice. It abolished proceedings for witchcraft, sorcery, inchantment or conjuration, and substituted a provision penalising fraudulent pretences to exercise or use such arts or powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not an economist and have no understanding of the spells and incantations of that particular brand of sorcery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not so much a fiscal study as fiscal sorcery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They said, in effect, that there were no such things as witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or conjuration, and that consequently no prosecutions could be instituted for any such offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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