1N-COUNT (童話故事中的)女巫,巫婆 In fairy stories, a witch is a woman, usually an old woman, who has evil magic powers. Witches often wear a pointed black hat, and have a pet black cat. (童話故事中的)女巫,巫婆
2N-COUNT 巫師 A witch is a man or woman who claims to have magic powers and to be able to use them for good or bad purposes. 巫師
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witch: (1) An ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devilAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
witch ♦︎ wizard ♦︎ magician ♦︎ sorcerer/sorceressThese are all words for a person who is believed to have magic powers.這些詞均表示巫師、術士。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.許多人相信她會巫術。◆He was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪惡的巫婆變成了一只老鼠。 see also witchcraft ⇨ magicnoun■wizard ˈwɪzəd; NAmEˈwɪzərd [countable] a man who is believed to have magic powers, often to do evil things男巫;術士◆There were rumours that Abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black arts.傳言說阿博特是男巫,會施魔法行邪術。■magicianməˈdʒɪʃn [countable] a person, especially a man, who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person who has magic powers(尤指男的)魔術師;(故事中的)巫師,術士◆They had booked a magician for the children's party.他們爲孩子們的聚會預約了一位魔術師。◆'Fly through the air, little mouse!' cried the magician.“在空中飛翔吧,小老鼠!”巫師高聲喊道。 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通常是邪惡的,wizard也是,但是後者常給人以較正面的形象。witch一般是醜陋的老太婆,wizard常常是高傲睿智的老人,穿着長袍,帶着尖頂帽,留着長長的白胡須。magician可以是好人,也可以是壞人,以多種形象出現,有時外貌會掩蓋他們的真實身份。■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)巫師,術士◆He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.人們懷疑他濫用魔法。◆Circe was a powerful sorceress who hated men, and would poison and trick them.喀耳刻是法術高超的女術士,她憎恨男人,給他們下毒,捉弄他們。ⓘ Unlike a witch, a sorceress is often young and beautiful.與witch不同,sorceress常爲年輕貌美的女巫。 see also sorcery ⇨ magicnoun