an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck 护身符(多指刻字的指环或石头)
派生 talismanic [-ˈmanɪk] adjective 语源
mid 17th cent.: based on Arabic ṭilsam, apparently from an alteration of late Greek telesma 'completion, religious rite', from telein 'complete, perform a rite', from telos 'result, end'