incantation
/ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃən/noun
1- a series of words said as a magic spell or charm咒语:
an incantation to raise the dead.
唤起死者的咒语。
1.1
- mass noun the use of such words施咒, 念咒:
there was no magic in such incantation
施这种咒语没有魔力
count noun incantations of old slogans.旧口号的施用。
派生词
incantatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio(n-), from incantare 'chant, bewitch' (see INCANT).