conjure

英 [ˈkʌn.dʒər] 美 [ˈkʌn.dʒɚ]
我的生词本 » 报错反馈
  • vt. 念咒召唤;用魔法驱赶;提出,想象;恳求
  • vi. 施魔法;变魔术
使用频率★

记忆方法

1、con- "together" + jur- "swear" + -e.
2、字面含义为:swear together, command on oath.
看到不对的地方请告诉我们

中文词源

conjure 变魔术

con-, 强调。-jur, 发誓,念咒,词源同abjure, jurist.

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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。
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?
3. They managed to conjure a victory.
他们出人意料地取得了胜利。
4. Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
她的祖父教她变魔术。
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.

开通会员 · 学习更高效

首发优惠 12月31日止 · 年卡立省 30 元

同义词拓展 / 云端生词本 / 学习计划 / 去广告

查看权益 »

同义词拓展

还有 8 个同义词,会员可见 登录后开通

认识更多