conjure
英 ['kʌndʒə]
美 ['kʌndʒɚ]
- vt. 念咒召唤；用魔法驱赶；提出，想象；恳求
- vi. 施魔法；变魔术
conjure 助记提示
1、con- "together" + jur- "swear" + -e.
2、字面含义为：swear together, command on oath.
conjure 中文词源
conjure 变魔术con-, 强调。-jur, 发誓，念咒，词源同abjure, jurist.
conjure 英文词源
- 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.
conjure 双语例句
1. By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with. 到1920年，福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. What does the word "feminist" conjure up for you?
- “女权主义者”这个词会让你想到什么？
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They managed to conjure a victory.
- 他们出人意料地取得了胜利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
- 她的祖父教她变魔术。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.
- 我是不能像变魔术似的把钱变来.
来自《简明英汉词典》