maledictions

She muttered a malediction at the driver who had splashed mud on her coat.

她对那个把泥水溅到她外套上的司机低声咒骂。

用法提示：malediction作名词，意为‘诅咒、咒骂’，这里指她私下说出的气话。

In the old legend, the wizard cast a malediction on the knight, who soon lost all his courage.

在古老的传说中，巫师对骑士施了诅咒，骑士很快便失去了所有勇气。

用法提示：malediction作名词，意为‘诅咒’，作cast的宾语，表示施咒。

He always blamed his bad luck on the malediction that a beggar had uttered against him years ago.

他总是把自己的坏运气归咎于多年前一个乞丐对他发出的诅咒。

用法提示：malediction是名词，意为‘诅咒’，指乞丐所说的咒语。