wizard

英 ['w?z?d] 美['w?z?d]

反義詞

低頻詞CET6+TEM8常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?wizards;

wizard 男巫

wiz-,聰明，智慧，詞源同wise,wit,-ard,人。原義為哲學(xué)家，圣人，后用于指知曉未來的人，男巫，術(shù)士。

wizard: wizard: [15] A wizard is etymologically a ‘wise’ man – indeed originally the word was used for ‘philosopher’ or ‘sage’, without any suggestion of magical practices. It was derived from wise. The distinction between philosophy and magic was sufficiently blurred in the Middle Ages for the sense ‘magician’ to emerge in the 16th century, and that is the one which has prevailed.
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wizard (n.): early 15c., "philosopher, sage," from Middle English wys "wise" (see wise (adj.)) + -ard. Compare Lithuanian zynyste "magic," zynys "sorcerer," zyne "witch," all from zinoti "to know." The ground sense is perhaps "to know the future." The meaning "one with magical power, one proficient in the occult sciences" did not emerge distinctly until c. 1550, the distinction between philosophy and magic being blurred in the Middle Ages. As a slang word meaning "excellent" it is recorded from 1922.

1. Accountant John Talbot is a wizard with numbers.: 會(huì)計(jì)師約翰·塔爾博特精通數(shù)字。

3. Wizard Wong had glanced at the tape several times.: 翁“魔術(shù)師”已經(jīng)對(duì)磁帶瞥了好幾眼.