英文詞源
- obeah (n.)
- "sorcery, witchcraft" among blacks in Africa and the W.Indies, 1760, from a West African word, such as Efik (southern Nigeria) ubio "a thing or mixture left as a charm to cause sickness or death," Twi ebayifo "witch, wizard, sorcerer."
雙語例句
- 1. The obeah men of the West Indies have many clients in the United States.
- 西印度群島上的巫師在美國有許多主顧.
來自辭典例句