apotropaic
/ˌæpətrəʊˈpeɪɪk/adjective
- supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck被认为能驱邪（或消除厄运）的：
apotropaic statues.
驱邪雕像。
派生词
apotropaically
adverb词源
late 19th cent.: from Greek apotropaios 'averting evil'， from apotrepein 'turn away or from' + -IC.