prestidigitation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹɛstɪˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/    美 /ˌpɹɛstəˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands. countable,uncountable
    — My favorite prestidigitation was when he pulled the live dove out of that tiny scarf.
  2. A show of skill or deceitful cleverness. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — His writing was peppered with verbal tricks and prestidigitation.

词形变化

prestidigitations plural

词汇关系

近义词
conjuration conjuring dweomercraft hocus-pocus illusionism jugglery legerdemain magic prestidigitation prestigiation sleight of hand
上位词
deception skill
相关词
prestidigitator

词源

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.
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