wanion

n. <古>瘟疫, 倒霉, 诅咒, 报复

发音

/ˈweɪni.ən/
/ˈweɪnjən/

词形变化

wanions 复数 wanions

别名

wannion wenion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The wane of the moon.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Curse.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Vengeance (in the phrases in a wanion, with a wanion, “with a vengeance”).

    古体

词源

Alteration of earlier waniand, from Middle English waniand (“waning”), present participle of wanien (“to wane”) (from the phrase "in the waniand [moon]", i.e. in the time of the waning moon, in an unlucky period).

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