talisman
talisman 英 [ˈtælɪzmən] 美 [ˈtælɪsmən, -ɪz-]
n. 护身符；法宝
名词复数:talismans
- A talisman is a charm that is supposed to ward off evil or illness. Your rabbit's foot key chain may be your lucky talisman. Of course, it wasn't so lucky for that rabbit.
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- n. 护身符；法宝
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1. And then use any genuinely positive commentary you get as a talisman.
然后用那些你得到的真诚地正面评价作为你的护身符。
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2. And I have reached it bearing the precious thing that has come with me, as if it were a talisman which I can now unwrap.
我怀揣着我一路伴我的宝贵特质，到达我的樊笼。 仿佛它是一个护身符，如今我已可以将它打开了。
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3. I was touched, but it was his talisman to cherish.
我被深深地触动了。 这是他的护身符。
- talisman (n.) 1630s, "magical figure cut or engraved under certain observances," from French talisman, in part via Arabic tilsam (plural tilsaman), from Byzantine Greek telesma "talisman, religious rite, payment," earlier "consecration, ceremony," originally in ancient Greek "completion," from telein "perform (religious rites), pay (tax), fulfill," from telos "end, fulfillment, completion" (see telos). The Arabic word also was borrowed into Turkish, Persian, Hindi. Related: Talismanic; talismanical.
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