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天罰,惡罵,詛咒詛咒,咒罵

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or
   {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian,
   perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of
   the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross,
   all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L.
   crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]
   1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
      upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

            Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
                                                  --Ex. xxii.
                                                  28.

            Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.

   2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm
      or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a
      cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to
      harass or torment.

            On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy
            plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
                                                  --Pope.

   {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.

Curse \Curse\, v. i.
   To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with
   imprecations; to swear.

         Then began he to curse and to swear.     --Matt. xxi.
                                                  74.

         His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. --Shak.

Curse \Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.]
   1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury;
      malediction.

            Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders
            good for bad, blessings for curses.   --Shak.

   2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in
      passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine
      condemnation.

            The priest shall write these curses in a book.
                                                  --Num. v. 23.

            Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old
                                                  Proverb.

   3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which
      brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

            The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance.
                                                  --Shak.

            All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget, Is
            propagated curse.                     --Milton.

   {The curse of Scotland} (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds.
      

   {Not worth a curse}. See under {Cress}.

   Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See {Malediction}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

curse
     n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
          "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse word}, {expletive},
           {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
     2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on
        someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {condemnation}]
     3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family";
        "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {whammy}]
     4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
        [syn: {bane}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]
     5: a severe affliction [syn: {torment}]
     v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
          cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {cuss}, {blaspheme},
           {swear}, {imprecate}]
     2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't
        get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
     3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
        child" [syn: {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise},
         {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
     4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay
        priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
        [syn: {excommunicate}] [ant: {communicate}]
     [also: {curst}]