imprecation
英 [ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪmprɪˈkeʃən]

n.

诅咒；

变形

复数：imprecations

英英释义

imprecation[ ,impri'keiʃən ]

• n.
  • the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)

    "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"

    同义词：malediction

  • a slanderous accusation

权威例句

Imprecation
Imprecation in Psalm 137:7-9 : an exegetical-theological study
Imprecation as a Means of Emphasis in the Old French "Chansons de Geste"
The Pragmatics of Duabo 'Grievance Imprecation' Taboo Among the Akan
When Justice Fails: Jurisdiction and Imprecation in Ancient Egypt and the Near East
The Culture of Duabɔ (Imprecation), Legal Dysfunction and the Challenge of Human Rights Development in Ghana
[Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD): between fantasy and imprecation!]
SCRIBAL VARIATION AND THE MEANING OF THE HOUMA AND WENXIAN COVENANT TEXTS' IMPRECATION MA YI FEI SHI 麻夷非是
The Limits and Surmount of Contracted Social Autonomy's Function——The Political-Ecosystem Imprecation to Civil Society
Early references to collective punishment in an excavated Chinese text: Analysis and discussion of an imprecation from the Wenxian c...