voodoo

FREQ #9766

n. 伏都教, 巫术, 巫术信仰

发音

UK /ˈvuːduː/
US /ˈvudu/
其它 /ˈvʉdʉ/
SCOT /ˈvʉdʉ/

词形变化

voodoos 复数 voodooed voodooing voodoos 三单 voodoos voodooing 现在分词 voodooed 过去式 voodooed 过去分词

别名

vaudoo Vaudoux vodou vodoun voudon voudoun vodun voudou

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

    巫毒教

    伏都教

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  2. 2.

    The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

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  3. 3.

    Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

    可数 贬义 不可数

    I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

  4. 4.

    One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

    He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

fetish juju hoodoo fetich hoodooism vodoun voodooism

上位词 3

charm cult cultus

下位词 1

hoodoo
动词

上位词 6

witch jinx glamour hex enchant bewitch

相关短语

voodoo economics 巫术经济学 voodoo death voodoo doll 巫蛊娃娃 voodoo dolls voodoo deaths voodoo programming voodoo mode

词源

Etymology tree Fon voduder. Haitian Creole Vodouder. Louisiana Creole voudoubor. English voodoo From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.

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