| 单词 | sorcery |
| 释义 | sorcery noun[U] uk/ˈsɔː.sər.i/us/ˈsɔːr.sɚ.i/atypeofmagicin whichspirits,especiallyevilones, are used to make thingshappen: 魔法，妖术Itseemsthat somepeoplestillbelievein sorcery andblackmagic.有些人似乎仍然相信魔法和巫术。 Synonyms black magic necromancy Magic
sorcery| American Dictionarysorcery noun[U] us/ˈsɔr·sə·ri/atypeofmagicthat is usedesp. toharmsomeone or make thingshappen Examplesofsorcerysorcery The demonic makes better sense of thissorcerythan does the divine. From theCambridge English Corpus The political use ofsorceryhas, for example, been suggested in such tracts. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, he rarely shows in concrete ways how ' alternative causalities ' likesorceryshape political outcomes or influence the choices made by actors. From theCambridge English Corpus Revivalists thought their salvation cleansed them of the pollution ofsorcery. From theCambridge English Corpus On this occasion, he was particularly interested in obtaining information about 'thissorceryprocess,' but he was frustrated, possibly because of the language problem. From theCambridge English Corpus Chapter 7 provides an analysis of their careers and explains the role of 'sorcery' in the cultivation of their political personae. From theCambridge English Corpus Men worried that wives maddened with money would sap husbands' virility withsorcery. From theCambridge English Corpus A significant proportion of them were young, male beggars who were feared capable of workingsorceryas a rite of revenge against householders who rejected their pleas for alms. From theCambridge English Corpus Sorcery(boloi) was its inverse, implying the negation of value through attempts to harm others and/or unravel their endeavours. From theCambridge English Corpus 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. From theCambridge English Corpus 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. From theCambridge English Corpus 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not an economist and have no understanding of the spells and incantations of that particular brand ofsorcery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not so much a fiscal study as fiscalsorcery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen 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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