conjurer

n. 恳求者, 施魔术者, 变戏法的人, 魔术师, 念咒的人, 非常聪明的人

发音

其它 /ˈkʌnd͡ʒəɹə(ɹ)/

词形变化

conjurers 复数 conjurers

别名

conj'rer conjuror conjurour

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who conjures, a magician.

    With his crude potato-sack mask and fear-inducing toxins, The Scarecrow, a “psychopharmacologist” at an insane asylum, acts as a conjurer of nightmares, capable of turning his patients’ most terrifying anxieties against them.

  2. 2.

    One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.

    1893 The man is by trade a conjurer and performer, going round the canteens after nightfall, and giving a little entertainment at each. — Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Crooked Man".

  3. 3.

    One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    A cooking appliance comprising a pot (large or small) with a gridiron wielded beneath it, like a brazier, used for cooking methods such as broiling.

  5. 5.

    One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

    巫师

    魔术师

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English conjurer, from Anglo-Norman conjurour (“conjurer, conspirator”). Equivalent to conjure + -er.

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