religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou, from a West African language (such as Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Compare vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.
雙語例句
1. He's been the object of a voodoo curse.
他受到伏都教的詛咒.
來自柯林斯例句
2. Now I have to start my voodoo ritual all over again!
你干什么,我現(xiàn)在不得不把巫毒儀式從頭再來一邊!
來自電影對白
3. Are you sure you weren't under the local voodoo?
你確定你們得到的不是局部數(shù)據(jù)?
來自電影對白
4. I looked to the ground instantly, and I saw my voodoo doll.
我馬上向地上看去, 看到了我的伏都人偶.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Academics on each side are lambasting the opposing arguments as voodoo economics.