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shaman
萨满；萨满教巫医
a person in shamanistic societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and the spirit world and practices healing or divination
- 1.
A traditional faith healer.
传统信仰中的巫医
- 2.
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
在实行萨满教的社会中:作为可见世界与灵界之间媒介的人；通过巫术进行治疗或占卜
- 3.
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
某些部落社会中充当现实与灵界之间精神或宗教媒介的人,有时兼作治疗者
传统信仰中的巫医；在实行萨满教的社会中:作为可见世界与灵界之间媒介的人；通过巫术进行治疗或占卜；某些部落社会中充当现实与灵界之间精神或宗教媒介的人,有时兼作治疗者；萨满教巫医；[法] 巫师
In use
The shaman entered a trance to speak with the spirits.
In the village, the shaman used herbs to heal the sick child.
The tribe respected their shamans for their knowledge of ancient rituals.
act as a shaman
act as 表示“充当、担任”，后接身份或角色名词。
He acted as a shaman for the village.
他担任村里的萨满。
consult a shaman
consult 指“咨询、求助”，常表示向专业或有特殊能力的人寻求帮助。
They consulted a shaman to cure the illness.
他们请萨满来治病。
the shaman's role
用所有格 the shaman's 表示“萨满的”，role 后接不定式说明具体职责。
Connections
Collocations
- tribal shaman
- 部落萨满
- The tribal shaman led the healing ceremony.部落萨满主持了治疗仪式。
- village shaman
- 村里德高望重的萨满
- People in the village went to the village shaman for advice.村里的人去找村中的萨满寻求建议。
- shaman's drum
- 萨满鼓
- The shaman's drum was used to enter a trance.萨满鼓被用来进入出神状态。
- consult a shaman
- 请教萨满
- They consulted a shaman to interpret the dreams.他们请教萨满来解释梦境。
- become a shaman
- 成为萨满
- Only after years of training did he become a shaman.经过多年训练后，他才成为萨满。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“沙曼”：想象萨满在沙地上曼舞，沟通神灵。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人类学/民族学讨论、宗教与灵性文化话题、历史文化类文章 该词通常属于中性语域，正式与非正式场合均可使用；在人类学、宗教学及一般文化讨论中比较常见，口语中也并不生硬。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 shaman (/ˈʃeɪmən/) 押韵的是 layman (/ˈleɪmən/) 和 cayman (/ˈkeɪmən/)，都含 /-eɪmən/。注意 human (/ˈhjuːmən/)、woman (/ˈwʊmən/)、German (/ˈdʒɜːrmən/) 虽然拼写都以 -man 结尾，但元音不同，不押韵；snowman (/ˈsnoʊmæn/) 的 -man 读 /mæn/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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