dwimmercraftとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 dwimmer-craft, dwemercraft, from 古期英語 dweomorcræft (“magical arts, sorcery”), equivalent to dwimmer +‎ -craft.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdwɪməˌkɹɑːft/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈdwɪmɚˌkɹæft/

名詞

dwimmercraft (uncountable)

1. (fantasy) The art of illusion; the art of magic; sorcery; magic.

   Synonyms: dweomercraft, spellcasting, whistness; see also Thesaurus:magic

   • 2005, Samit Basu, Manticore's Secret:

     He had walked the wilds of Imokoi before, he had pierced rakshas illusions, seenthrough the mist of demonic dwimmer-craft centuries ago.

   • 2011, John Henson, Broken Wings:

     The soldiers peered into the deep dark shaft In which lay the monk with tonsorshorn / A victim of the sorcerous lady's dwimmer craft / […]

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