apotropaic

[医] 预防的, 避邪去病的

发音

其它 /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/

词形变化

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An agent intended to ward off evil.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Intended to ward off evil.

    宗教 哲学

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词源

From Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and τρόπος (trópos, “turn”); thus meaning “causing things to turn away”, as in “turns away evil”.

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