seance

• n. 降神会；会议

来自法语 seance,会议，见面，来自拉丁语 sedere,坐，坐下，词源同 sit,session.字母 d 脱落， 比较 peon,跑腿工，词源同 biped.后词义被赋予迷信色彩。

séance

séance: see session

seance (n.)

1789, "sitting, session," as of a learned society, from French séance "a sitting," from seoir "to sit," from Latin sedere (see sedentary). Meaning "spiritualistic session" first recorded 1845.

1. You expect me to believe we conjured up her evil spirit with a game seance?

你期望我相信我们游戏里的请神会唤醒了她邪恶的亡灵?

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2. The seance was held in the medium's parlor.

降神会在中间的客厅举行.

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