witchcraft
英 ['wɪtʃkrɑːft]
美 ['wɪtʃkræft]
語源
英語の語源
- witchcraft (n.)
- Old English wiccecr?ft "witchcraft, magic," from wicce (see witch) + cr?ft "power, skill" (see craft). Witchcraft was declared a crime in English law in 1542; trials there peaked in 1580s and 1640s but fell sharply after 1660. The last, in 1717, ended in acquittal. The Witchcraft Act was repealed 1736.
例文
- 1. He 's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
- 彼は呪術の魔法に夢中だ。
- 2. Witchcraft is now a recognized religion in the United States.
- 呪術は現在、米国で認められている宗教である。
- 3.At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft .
- その時多くの人は呪術と魔法を信じていた。
- 4.The woman practising witchcraft claimed that she could conjure up the spirits of the dead.
- その魔女は魔法で亡霊を召喚できると言った。
- 5.Did you use magic and witchcraft ？
- あなたは魔術と呪術を使っていますか？