imprecation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/|/ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/|/ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone. countable,uncountable
    — Hear then this dreadful imprecation; hear it: / 'Tis lay'd on all; not any one exempt: […]
  2. A curse. countable,uncountable
    — Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.

词形变化

imprecations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
imprecational
相关词
deprecation imprecate imprecatory precation

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin imprecātiō (“calling down of curses”), from imprecor (“call down, invoke”).
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