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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。
萨满；萨满教巫医
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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
He acted as a shaman for the village.
他担任村里的萨满。
传统信仰中的巫医
A traditional faith healer.
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
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
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
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
The shaman entered a trance to speak with the spirits.
萨满进入恍惚状态与神灵交谈。
In the village, the shaman used herbs to heal the sick child.
在村里，萨满用草药为生病的孩子治病。
The tribe respected their shamans for their knowledge of ancient rituals.
这个部落因萨满通晓古老仪式而尊敬他们。
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 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。
用所有格 the shaman's 表示“萨满的”，role 后接不定式说明具体职责。
The shaman's role is to communicate with the spirit world.
萨满的角色是与灵界沟通。
Not this
He is shaman.
Use this
He is a shaman.
shaman 是可数名词，表示“萨满”，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a；加上 a 后才符合英语单数可数名词的规则。
Not this
There are many shaman in the village.
Use this
There are many shamans in the village.
shaman 是可数名词，复数形式为 shamans（也可写作 shamen）。many 后必须接复数名词，所以不能说 many shaman，而应改为 many shamans。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
部落萨满
The tribal shaman led the healing ceremony.
部落萨满主持了治疗仪式。
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。
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。
请教萨满
They consulted a shaman to interpret the dreams.
他们请教萨满来解释梦境。
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。
萨满不是病人，而是一个治愈了自己的病人。
This well-known saying about shamans is often quoted in discussions of traditional healing and shamanism.
这句关于萨满的著名言论在讨论传统治疗和萨满教时经常被引用。
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谐音“沙曼”：想象萨满在沙地上曼舞，沟通神灵。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.