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malediction

n.咒,坏话

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malediction为短语/超纲词汇

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形容词:maledictory

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malediction


/,mælɪ'dɪkʃn; ,mælə`dɪkʃən/
n (fml 文) prayer that sb or sth may be destroyed, hurt, etc; curse 诅咒; 咒骂.

malediction


n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin;Origin: maledictio, from Latin maledicere 'to speak evil']
old-fashioned formal a wish that something bad will happen to someone
= curse
1. Shakespear´s remains were guarded by a malediction.
    莎士比亚的遗骨被咒语保护着。

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