And nothing is dearer to poets than singing the marvels wrought by sorceresses by means of incantations. 对诗人们来说,没有什么事情比歌唱巫师们用符咒所造成的奇迹更加笃爱了。
Yellow paper with magic incantations is regarded by superstitious people as a means to expel evil spirits. 写有符咒的黄色纸张被善男信女们当做趋吉避凶的精神支撑。
The only sound that echoed in its dark dome was that of incantations which I chanted. 在沉黑的仰顶上,唯一的声音是我礼赞的回响。
The pious incantations of the administration. 行政部门的虔诚的套话。
Two or three individuals hinted, that the man of skill, during his Indian captivity, had enlarged his medical attainments by joining in the incantations of the savage priests; 还有两三个人暗示说,这位医术高明的人在被印第安人俘获的时期,曾经参与野蛮人法师的念咒活动,以此来增加其医学上的造诣;
They buried the shingle close to the wall, with some dismal ceremonies and incantations, and the fetters that bound their tongues were considered to be locked and the key thrown away. 他们念着咒语,举行了干巴巴的埋葬仪式,靠墙将松木板埋了。他们认为连同埋葬的还有那锁住他们口舌的枷锁,因此钥匙也用不着了。
About a year passed, and all he had given us a few incantations to make heaven and earth clash, and smattering of various formulas and useful practices. 大约过了一年,老师教给我们的只是几句天地碰撞的咒语,几条不同的法则和有用的巫术。
From the angle of literature, Taoist incantations are literary works of religious formation and have unique characteristics. 从文学的角度来看,道教咒语是宗教形态的文学作品,具有自身独特的品格。
She would go into a trance and wail her incantations to the spirits. 她会神志恍惚,哀声向幽灵念咒语。
A fire was lit and the shamans and elders chanted incantations over offerings of sweets, coca leaves and alcohol. 火堆点燃了,巫师和长老对着由糖、古柯叶和酒组成的供品念起了咒语。
This dissertation consists of seven chapters: firstly, an introduction to studies concerned and secondly, folk witch in the Song dynasties and thirdly, magic symbols and incantations they used. 在第一章讨论了相关的研究进展之后,本论文第二章描述宋代民间巫师的情形,而第三章则描述宋代民间巫师所使用的符箓与咒语。
On the Origin and Characters of Daoist Incantations by Liu zhongyu explores the relation between Daoist incantations and primitive culture, characters of Daoist incantations and its cultural meaning, structure and usage. 刘仲宇教授的《试论道教咒语的起源和特点》探讨了道教咒语和原始文化的关系、道教咒语的特点及其文化意义,并对道教咒语的结构及用法进行了论述。