"voodoo" in Chinese (Traditional)
巫毒教巫毒術
Definition
一種起源於非洲和加勒比地區的宗教,涉及儀式、對靈體的信仰及有時的魔法;也可泛指用來控制他人或事情的神祕魔法行為。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在流行文化中常被錯誤地泛指為‘魔法’或‘詛咒’,其實是一種正統存在的宗教。也可指‘巫毒娃娃’等神祕行為。使用時請注意避免成見和不敬。
Examples
Some people in Haiti practice voodoo.
海地有些人信仰**巫毒教**。
He made a voodoo doll as a joke.
他惡作劇地做了一個**巫毒娃娃**。
Some movies show voodoo as scary magic.
一些電影把**巫毒**描繪成可怕的魔法。
I don't really believe in all that voodoo stuff people talk about.
我其實不相信大家說的那些**巫毒**傳聞。
She swears someone put a voodoo curse on her after the breakup.
她發誓分手後有人對她下了**巫毒咒語**。
That new tech is like magic—almost like some kind of modern voodoo!
那項新科技就像魔法,簡直像現代**巫毒術**!