incantation

incantation
noun
  1. a series of words said as a magic spell or charm
    咒语
    an incantation to raise the dead.
    唤起死者的咒语。
    ■[mass noun]the use of such words
    施咒,念咒
    there was no magic in such incantation.
    施这种咒语没有魔力。
    [count noun]incantations of old slogans.
    旧口号的施用。
派生
incantatory
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio(n-), from incantare 'chant, bewitch' (see incant)
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