单词乎

obeah

音标['әubiә]

汉语翻译

n. 奥比巫术, 奥比巫术所用的符咒

词型变化

异体字:obi 

英语解释

名词 obeah:

  1. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
    同义词:obi

详细解释


o.be.ah

n.(名词)
A form of religious belief of African origin, practiced in some parts of the West Indies, Jamaica, and nearby tropical America, involving sorcery.
奥比巫术:非洲土著的一种宗教形式,在西印度群岛某些地区的牙买加和热带美洲附近地区流行,与巫术有关
An object, a charm, or a fetish used in the practice of this religion.
奥比巫术使用的物品、符咒或迷信物

来源:
Black and West Indian English
黑人及西部印地安人英语
[of West African origin] ; akin to Efik ubio [anything noxious, something put in the ground to cause sickness or death, bad omen]
[源于非洲西部] ;类似于 埃菲克语 ubio [毒物,放在地上会引起疾病和死亡的事物,不详之兆]


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