exorcism
exorcism 英 [ˈeksɔ:sɪzəm] 美 [ˈeksɔrsɪzəm]
n. 驱魔；驱邪；用魔法召鬼魂
名词复数:exorcisms
- A kid who's having an hour-long screaming temper tantrum probably needs either an exorcism or a nap. You can use the noun exorcism to describe getting rid of evil spirits.
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- n. 驱魔；驱邪；用魔法召鬼魂
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1. For Mendoza, whom I met in a bar in La Candelaria, the novel was an exorcism.
我在烛台区的一家酒吧遇见门多萨，对他而言，这部小说是一个驱魔。
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2. Thank God, otherwise this exorcism ritual between a child and a canine would have been really weird.
谢天谢地，否则这场小孩和狗之间的驱魔仪式真是不可思议。
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3. Some of these churches, run by unscrupulous preachers and self-appointed prophets, have seized upon the fears of the population and are offering exorcism services at exorbitant costs.
这些教会组织中，有相当一部分有着不受约束的传教士和自编自写的宣传资料，他们利用群体的恐慌心理，通过提供驱魔服务以获得丰厚的利润。
- exorcism (n.) early 15c., "a calling up or driving out of evil spirits," from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkismos "administration of an oath," in Ecclesiastical Greek, "exorcism," from exorkizein "exorcize, bind by oath," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + horkizein "cause to swear," from horkos "oath." Earlier in the same sense was exorcization (late 14c.).
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