mantra
/ˈmæntrə/noun
1- (originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation（源于印度教和佛教）曼特罗（指坐禅时反复吟诵以助集中精力的词语）。
1.1
- a Vedic hymn吠陀赞美诗。
1.2
- a statement or slogan repeated frequently经常重复的言论（或口号）：
the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap
有关环境问题经常重复的说法就是长期以来能源过于廉价。
派生词
mantric
adjective词源
late 18th cent.: Sanskrit， literally 'instrument of thought'， from man 'think'.