
好词典

源自拉丁语magus(意为'波斯祭司'),借自古希腊语μάγος (mágos),最终来自古波斯语𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (maguš)。
❶ 指古代波斯拜火教(祆教)的祭司或智者,尤指《圣经》中记载的东方三贤士之一。
“The Magi were Persian magi who visited the infant Jesus.”
(东方三贤士是拜访婴儿耶稣的波斯智者。)
“In ancient times, a magus was respected as a wise man and astrologer.”
(在古代,贤士被尊为智者和占星家。)
❶ 现代用法中可指精通神秘学或魔术的人,带有奇幻色彩。
“The novel features a powerful magus who controls elemental magic.”
(小说中有一位掌控元素魔法的大法师。)
“He dressed like a modern magus with arcane symbols on his robe.”
(他穿着绣有神秘符号的长袍,宛如现代术士。)
the Magi — 特指《圣经》记载拜访耶稣的东方三贤士,常用于圣诞相关语境。
“We placed three figurines representing the Magi in our Nativity scene.”
(我们在圣诞马槽场景中摆放了象征东方三贤士的小雕像。)