“makutu”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

makutu

释义

makutu N.Z.|mɑːˈkʊtʊ|
[Maori.]
Sorcery, witchcraft; a magic spell. Also as v. trans., to bewitch.
1846J. White Jrnl. (MS.) 1 If anyone..offended us..we should try to kill them by makutuing them to see if makutu was true.1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 41 Another decimating tool in the hands of spite and revenge was makutu (witchcraft)... Let one fear that a makutu spell had been laid upon him,.. he would..die!1938R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 70 She was sure someone had put a makutu spell on her and the evil spirit was eating her life away.1943N. Marsh Colour Scheme i. 25 ‘I'll tell my great-grandfather..and he'll makutu you.’ ‘Kid-stakes! Nobody's going to put a jinx on me.’1963Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 16 Dec., The true tohunga whiawhia, who had gained complete mastery of the powers of makutu, was able to project his spirit in such a manner as to kill men and women.1971N.Z. Listener 29 Mar. 11 A number of modern case histories of patients whose illness or death has been connected with makutu.

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