1.ROMAGICa woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things 〔尤指邪恶的〕女巫,巫婆 → wizard
2.informalINSULTUNPLEASANT an insulting word for a woman who is old or unpleasant 丑老太婆,老巫婆〔侮辱性用语〕
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witch• He wants me to be a witch.• A black witch, castingspells from her hiding-place in the corner.• We have witches all year round.• It was probably this practice that gave rise to the popularimage of witchesflying on broomsticks.• They paintwitches and goblins in black and in primarycolors.• Almost immediately afterward, Rapunzel was spirited away by the witch.• The old woman had only pretended to be so kind; she was in reality a wickedwitch.
witch ♦︎ wizard ♦︎ magician ♦︎ sorcerer/sorceressThese are all words for a person who is believed to have magic powers.这些词均表示巫师、术士。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / powerful wizard / magician◆a witch / wizard / magician / sorcerer / sorceress casts a spell■witch [countable] a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. In stories, a witch usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick.女巫;巫婆◆Many people believed her to be a witch.许多人相信她会巫术。◆He was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。 see also witchcraft ⇨ magicnoun■wizard ˈwɪzəd; NAmEˈwɪzərd [countable] a man who is believed to have magic powers, often to do evil things男巫;术士◆There were rumours that Abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black arts.传言说阿博特是男巫,会施魔法行邪术。■magicianməˈdʒɪʃn [countable] a person, especially a man, who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person who has magic powers(尤指男的)魔术师;(故事中的)巫师,术士◆They had booked a magician for the children's party.他们为孩子们的聚会预约了一位魔术师。◆'Fly through the air, little mouse!' cried the magician.“在空中飞翔吧,小老鼠!”巫师高声喊道。 see also magic ⇨ magicnounNOTE辨析 Witch, wizard or magician?In stories witches are usually evil and wizards often are too, but they are often seen in more a positive way than witches. Witches are typically ugly old women; wizards are often grand, wise old men, with long robes, pointed hats and long white beards. Magicians can be good or evil and can appear in many different ways; sometimes their appearance hides the truth about who they really are.故事中,witch通常是邪恶的,wizard也是,但是后者常给人以较正面的形象。witch一般是丑陋的老太婆,wizard常常是高傲睿智的老人,穿着长袍,带着尖顶帽,留着长长的白胡须。magician可以是好人,也可以是坏人,以多种形象出现,有时外貌会掩盖他们的真实身份。■sorcererˈsɔːsərə(r); NAmEˈsɔːrsərər■sorceressˈsɔːsərəs; NAmEˈsɔːrsərəs [countable] (especiallywritten) (in stories) a man/woman with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits(故事中的)巫师,术士◆He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.人们怀疑他滥用魔法。◆Circe was a powerful sorceress who hated men, and would poison and trick them.喀耳刻是法术高超的女术士,她憎恨男人,给他们下毒,捉弄他们。ⓘ Unlike a witch, a sorceress is often young and beautiful.与witch不同,sorceress常为年轻貌美的女巫。 see also sorcery ⇨ magicnoun