talisman

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or certain powers.
    — That woman’s love is a talisman by which he holds and hopes to get his safety.
  2. A mullah (Islamic religious scholar). India,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To adorn with a talisman. transitive
    — The second in his saddle reeled, / Down thundered man and horse;— / Oft I essayed with blow and thrust, / As oft a foeman rolled in dust; / But, ah, what could a single arm, / Though talismaned by beauty’s charm, / Against a host?—for love—for life— / I waged awhile the desperate strife; / ’T was vain—I fell—was left for dead— / And rescued was th’ unwilling maid!

词形变化

talismans plural talismen nonstandard,plural talismans present,singular,third-person talismaning participle,present talismanning participle,present talismaned participle,past talismaned past talismanned participle,past talismanned past talismans plural

词源

词源 1
From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.
词源 2
Uncertain. Perhaps a corruption of some Arabic word.
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