| 单词 | conjure |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kʌndʒə] |
| 解释 | v.恳求，祈求；变魔术，变戏法 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 恳求，祈求 (entreat solemnly by some oath) 【记】 con＋jure(发誓)→共 同发誓→祈求 【同】 同根词：abjure(誓绝 ); perjury(假誓, 伪证) 【例】 I conjure you always to serve God faithfully.conjure['kAndZE]v. 变魔术,变戏法 【英】 v. 变魔术，变戏法(to practise magic or legerdemain) 【例】 The clever magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
| 字源 | conjure (v.) late 13c., "command on oath," from Old French conjurer "invoke, conjure" (12c.), from Latin coniurare "to swear together; conspire," from com- "together" (see com-) + iurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)). Magical sense is c.1300, for "constraining by spell" a demon to do one's bidding. Related: Conjured; conjuring. Phrase conjure up "cause to appear in the mind" (as if by magic) attested from 1580s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (尤指要发誓的)恳求, 祈求; (用魔力或超自然力)召唤(魔鬼或神灵); (用灵活的手法)施展魔法 【例】I conjure you not to betray me 我恳求你不要背弃我. 【记】con共同, jure发誓－共同发誓－祈求(想象一下一万个农民求雨的场景)读: 看这儿! 看这儿! 我要大变活人了! 【参】abjure(vt 发誓放弃; 避免); perjury(n 伪誓; 伪证) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】con一起 + jure发誓 (人们)一起发誓，念咒，祈求 (如，求雨) |
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