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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}.
Cursed \Curs"ed\ (k?rs"?d), a.
Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable;
abominable.
Let us fly this cursed place. --Milton.
This cursed quarrel be no more renewed. --Dryden.
資料來源 : WordNet®
cursed
adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier;
"villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed";
"cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his
cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your
reasoning" [syn: {curst}] [ant: {blessed}]
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned
souls" [syn: {damned}, {doomed}, {unredeemed}, {unsaved}]