imprecation
n.祈求,诅咒
难易程度:
imprecation为短语/超纲词汇
词根
prec＝to pray（祈祷）
近义词, 同义词
request requisition claim demand petition suit prayer application appeal imprecation prayer proposal proposition asking begging solicitation invitation entreatymalediction curse imprecation denunciation execration anathema proscription excommunication vilification vituperation abuse cursing profanity invective
imprecation
/,ɪmprɪ'keɪʃn; ,ɪmprɪ`keʃən/
n (fml 文) oath or curse 起誓; 诅咒
*mutter imprecations 低声诅咒.
n (fml 文) oath or curse 起誓; 诅咒
*mutter imprecations 低声诅咒.
imprecation
n[C]literary
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: imprecatio, from precari 'to pray']
an offensive word or phrase, used when someone is very angry
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: imprecatio, from precari 'to pray']
an offensive word or phrase, used when someone is very angry
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