| 单词 | witch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency witch 1(wɪtʃ) noun 1. historically, in mythology and fiction, a woman believed to practise magic or sorcery, esp black magic 2. a practitioner of a Nature-based religion founded on ancient beliefs, which honours both a male and female divine principle and includes the practice of magic, esp healing magic, and divination 3. informal, derogatory an ugly or wicked woman 4. a fascinating or enchanting woman 5. short for water witch verb 6. (transitive) to cause or change by or as if by witchcraft 7. a less common word for bewitch Derived forms witchlike (ˈwitchˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English wicca; related to Middle Low German wicken to conjure, Swedish vicka to move to and froWord Frequency witch 2(wɪtʃ) noun a flatfish, Pleuronectes (or Glyptocephalus) cynoglossus, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a narrow greyish-brown body marked with tiny black spots: family Pleuronectidae (plaice, flounders, etc) Word origin C19: perhaps from witch1, alluding to the appearance of the fishWord Frequency witch- or wych- prefix having pliant branches witchweed Word origin Old English wice and wic; probably from Germanic wik- bend |
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