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sorceress noun
⇨ witch witch noun witch ♦︎ wizard ♦︎ magician ♦︎ sorcerer/sorceressThese are all words for a person who is believed to have magic powers. 这些词均表示巫师、术士。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.许多人相信她会巫术。◆He was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。 see also witchcraft ⇨ magic noun ■ wizard / /ˈwɪzəd; NAmE ˈwɪzərd/ [countable] a man who is believed to have magic powers, often to do evil things 男巫；术士◆There were rumours that Abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black arts.传言说阿博特是男巫，会施魔法行邪术。■ magician /məˈdʒɪʃn/ / [countable] a person, especially a man, who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person who has magic powers （尤指男的）魔术师；（故事中的）巫师，术士◆They had booked a magician for the children's party.他们为孩子们的聚会预约了一位魔术师。◆'Fly through the air, little mouse!' cried the magician.“在空中飞翔吧，小老鼠！”巫师高声喊道。 see also magic ⇨ magic noun NOTE 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通常是邪恶的，wizard也是，但是后者常给人以较正面的形象。witch一般是丑陋的老太婆，wizard常常是高傲睿智的老人，穿着长袍，带着尖顶帽，留着长长的白胡须。magician可以是好人，也可以是坏人，以多种形象出现，有时外貌会掩盖他们的真实身份。■ sorcerer /ˈsɔːsərə(r); NAmE ˈsɔːrsərər/ ■ sorceress /ˈsɔːsərəs; NAmE ˈsɔːrsərəs/ [countable] (especially written) (in stories) a man/woman with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits （故事中的）巫师，术士◆He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.人们怀疑他滥用魔法。◆Circe was a powerful sorceress who hated men, and would poison and trick them.喀耳刻是法术高超的女术士，她憎恨男人，给他们下毒，捉弄他们。ⓘ Unlike a witch, a sorceress is often young and beautiful. 与witch不同，sorceress常为年轻貌美的女巫。 see also sorcery ⇨ magic noun |