Old English wiccecr?ft "witchcraft, magic," from wicce (see witch) + cr?ft "power, skill" (see craft). Witchcraft was declared a crime in English law in 1542; trials there peaked in 1580s and 1640s but fell sharply after 1660. The last, in 1717, ended in acquittal. The Witchcraft Act was repealed 1736.
雙語例句
1. He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
他對巫術(shù)魔法情有獨(dú)鐘。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Witchcraft is now a recognized religion in the United States.
巫術(shù)現(xiàn)在在美國是一種得到認(rèn)可的宗教.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. At that time most people believed in sorcery and witchcraft.
那時(shí)候大多數(shù)人相信巫術(shù)和魔法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The woman practising witchcraft claimed that she could conjure up the spirits of the dead.