Word · Frequency #20350
exorcise
驱邪；除怪
核心释义
expel (an evil spirit) by prayer or adjuration
- 1.
尤指以咒语或祈祷驱除邪灵。
To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- 2.
使(人、场所或物品)摆脱邪灵。
To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
尤指以咒语或祈祷驱除邪灵。；使(人、场所或物品)摆脱邪灵。；驱邪；除怪
用法In use
The priest performed a ceremony to exorcise the evil spirit from the old house.
用法提示：这里 exorcise 表示通过宗教仪式驱除邪灵，是及物动词，后接驱除的对象。
They called a specialist to exorcise the ghost that was disturbing the family.
用法提示：exorcise 后直接接鬼魂作宾语，强调驱除令人不安的灵体。
In the film, a young woman tries to exorcise the demon possessing her brother.
用法提示：此处 exorcise 用于驱除附身的恶魔，宾语为 demon。
exorcise sb/sth
宾语常为魔鬼、邪灵等，主语常为神职人员或行仪式者。
The ritual is meant to exorcise the evil spirit.
这个仪式旨在驱除邪灵。
exorcise sth from sb/sth
用 from 引出被驱除的处所或人，表示把邪灵从哪里赶走。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- exorcise a demon
- 驱除恶魔
- The villagers called in a shaman to exorcise the demon that had been tormenting their livestock.村民们请来一位萨满，驱除一直折磨他们牲口的恶魔。
- exorcise an evil spirit
- 驱赶邪灵
- The ritual is believed to exorcise evil spirits from the sick.人们相信这种仪式能驱赶病人身上的邪灵。
- exorcise a ghost
- 驱鬼
- No one could sleep until the monk came to exorcise the ghost from the old inn.直到和尚来驱走旧客栈里的鬼魂，大家才得以安睡。
- exorcise the devil
- 驱除魔鬼
- The priest tried to exorcise the devil from the boy.牧师试图从男孩身上驱除魔鬼。
- exorcise a haunted house
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：ex(向外)+orc(恶鬼)，把恶鬼赶出体外，即驱邪除怪。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教仪式、灵异题材报道、文学作品 该词多用于宗教或灵异语境，属于较正式的书面词，日常生活中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
exorcise 读作 /ˈeksɔːsaɪz/。没有常见词和它从重读音节起完全押韵；size、prize、surprise 只是末尾同有 /aɪz/ 的音，exercise 是拼写上的形近词，但中间元音为 /ə/，不是 /ɔː/，发音并不相同；precise、concise 拼写以 -cise 结尾，但读作 /saɪs/（清音），不是 /saɪz/，需注意。
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