ho.cus-po.cus
hocus-pocus的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˌhoukəsˈpoukəs]
KK音标发音: [ˌhokəsˈpokəs]
hocus-pocus的词性:
n.(名词)
1. Nonsense words or phrases used as a formula by quack conjurers.
咒文, 咒语:变戏法的人常用的无意义的词或短语
2. A trick performed by a magician or juggler; sleight-of-hand.
魔术, 戏法:魔术师或变戏法的人用的戏法;花招
3. Foolishness or empty pretense used especially to disguise deception or chicanery.
故弄玄虚的言词:为掩饰欺骗或诡计而使用的愚蠢空洞的假象
hocus-pocus的词性:
v.tr.(及物动词)
4. To play tricks on; deceive.
捉弄;欺骗
hocus-pocus的词源:
5. Possibly from an alteration of Latin hoc est corpus (meum) [this is (my) body (from its use in the Eucharist at the time of transubstantiation)]
可能源自 拉丁语 hoc est corpus (meum) 的变化 [这是(我的)身体(源于在圣餐化体中的用法)]