英:[ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn]
美:[ˌɪmprɪˈkeʃən]
英:[ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn]
美:[ˌɪmprɪˈkeʃən]
im·pre·ca·tion
Im pr keI shn
复数:imprecations
词根:imprecate
vt.imprecate 诅咒;祈求
Noun
1. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult);
"he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
2. a slanderous accusation
15世纪中期,“诅咒,咒骂”,源自拉丁语 imprecationem(主格 imprecatio)“召唤邪恶的行为”,是 imprecari 的过去分词词干的动作名词,该词源于 in-(来自 PIE 词根 *en “在内部”)和 precari(来自 PIE 词根 *prek- “请求,恳求”)的同化形式,意为“召唤,祈祷,召唤下来”。 “当前的限制意义是人性的特征”[Weekley]。
The first known use of imprecation was in the 15th century
impregnableadjective
not able to be captured by assault : unconquerable
an impregnable fortress
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
impreciseadjective
not precise
an imprecise estimate
imprecationnoun
curse entry 1 sense 1
curse entry 2 sense 2
imprecationnoun
curse entry 1 sense 1
curse entry 2 sense 2
1 Several of the rogues hurled imprecations at him, but their leader silenced them by raising his hand.
2 Nobody trusts anybody else very much, and when two half-wits start throwing punches and imprecations, things quickly escalate and the warehouse becomes a shooting gallery.
3 Let I not imprecation I of pain and sufferings will stop.
让我不祈求我的痛苦会停止。
4 The commentator Tomi Lahren often tweets imprecations at immigrants: “We are indeed a nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws. Respect our laws and we welcome you. If not, bye.”
5 On entering, he uttered the most awful imprecations against Welshmen in general, and Mr. Wynn in particular.
6 The pathos for which many conductors strive at this point was replaced by violence, as Petrushka hurled his imprecations against his persecutors with strident, impotent fury.
7 He muttered imprecations under his breath.
8 I recall the days in which Apple issued imprecations against so much as opening a case to add memory.
9 Not to mention tunes that are terrifyingly loud and filled in at the edges by the barked imprecations of the most annoyingly insistent breed of stadium PA announcer yet concocted.
10 Still he turned round as soon as ever he had an opportunity, and shouted forth the same accusation with horrible imprecations and even blasphemies.
11 Rob Riggle, stepping in for creator Miller, makes Golan more of a six-pack guy, drawing perhaps on his years in the Marine Corps for Golan's louder imprecations.
12 He uttered, too, the most awful imprecations, and cursed and swore like a man possessed of the devil.
13 We are in the realm of the educated middle class, where women wear fashionable jeans along with their hijabs and screaming imprecations against imperialists has given way to renting vacation villas on the Caspian Sea.
14 But instead of making obscene gestures in the direction of Mountain View, maybe they should be directing their imprecations northward — way northward, toward Seattle.
15 Dimly lit, the dancers enact a ritual, flailing their arms in imprecation, grabbing an outstretched flexed foot, bowing in subjugation but also drawing strength from the ground, from their roots.
16 At another point, she shouted imprecations at Durant as he took a free throw; after it went through, he made a point of shooting her a look.
17 Hence his derision, the sputtered imprecations: “He’s no hero!”
18 The concrete adversaria and miscellanies of its folk - custom embody imprecation of people for health and auspicious.
重阳民俗的具体记事杂录,体现了人们对健康、祥和的祈盼.
19 She hurled raspy imprecations in “Hurt Yourself” and let her voice break with tearful desperation and then find its own resolve in the hymnlike “Sandcastles.”
20 As Mr. de Blasio offered a final imprecation to keep the faith as thin gray cirrus clouds slid across New York, harbingers of an approaching winter storm.
1 咒语
spell charm mantra conjuration execration grigri curse incantation cantrip medicine abracadabra patter spiel bewitchment goofer
4 咒骂
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5 骂人话
6 诅咒
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7 祈祸