| 词汇 | crone |
| 释义 | crone noun[ C ] uk /krəʊn/ us /kroʊn/ an unpleasant or ugly old woman讨厌的老太婆；丑老太婆 in stories, an old woman with magic powers People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities alchemist clairvoyant conjurer coven diviner ghostbuster illusionist mage magician mediumship oracle psychic shaman soothsayer sorcerer sorceress spiritual healer visionary wizard wizardly A withered old crone sat at one of the doors, sunning herself. Gold and silver, and each thing more precious than another, in the crone's castle. Her feet were bare, and altogether she was a most repulsive old crone. The old crone puffed up again at this unexpected flare, and went out of the room, plopping her feet on floor and mumbling. The two old crones sat with the body all night and all the next day. Examples of cronecrone The skeletons of two infants can be seen; one discarded to the left, the other held by a crone in the centre foreground. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The word crone is a less common synonym for old woman, and is more likely to appear in reference to traditional narratives than in contemporary everyday usage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In her early appearances, she appears only as a crone, is often referred to as a witch, and has a tendency to be snappy and mean. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first is as an old crone, the second as a mature and haughty noble dame, and the third as a cold and unfeeling young maiden. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I could not believe they were part of those famous romances - they were all old crones. We rang an ancient clanging bell and were taken by an old crone down dank passages until we came to the only room which appeared to be on show. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The crone is one of the most common of these protective figures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She put on the guise of a crone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is imagined as a blue-faced crone or witch with iron claws and a taste for humans (especially children). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mayherne pays the crone twenty pounds for the letters, which are then read out at the trial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In here, she appears as a crone wearing a crown made of seven treasures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The diviner in this ritual was called a "signekjerring", a blessing crone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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