a spirit of Arabian folklore, as traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned 魔仆(指阿拉伯民间传说中的一个精灵,被囚禁于瓶子或油灯中,被召唤时现身问召唤者有何愿望,得到回答后即能使愿望实现)。 比较 jinn
语源
mid 17th cent. (denoting a guardian or protective spirit): from French génie, from Latin genius (see genius). Génie was adopted in the current sense by the 18th-cent. French translators of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, because of its resemblance in form and sense to Arabic jinnī 'jinnee'