shaman
/ˈʃæmən/noun
(pl. shamans)
- a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practise divination and healing.萨满教僧（尤指北亚和北美一些民族中被认为可接近和左右仁慈和邪恶神灵的人; 在仪式中, 他们进入一种鬼魂附体的状态, 进行占卜和治病）。
派生词
shamanic
/ʃəˈmænɪk/ adjectiveshamanism
nounshamanist
noun & adjectiveshamanistic
adjectiveshamanize
（亦作 -ise）verb词源
late 17th cent.: from German Schamane and Russian shaman, from Tungus šaman.