imprecation
imprecationnoun- (formal)a spoken curse
(正式)咒骂
she hurled her imprecations at anyone who might be listening.
她对每个可能在听的人都骂骂咧咧。
派生imprecatoryadjective语源- late Middle English: from Latin imprecatio(n-), from imprecari 'invoke (evil'), from in- 'towards' + precari 'pray'
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