单词 | hocus-pocus |
释义 | Word Frequency hocus-pocus(ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs) noun 1. trickery or chicanery 2. mystifying jargon 3. an incantation used by conjurors or magicians when performing tricks 4. conjuring skill or practice Also called: hokey-pokeyverbWord forms: -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cuses, -cussing or -cussed 5. to deceive or trick (someone) Word origin C17: perhaps a dog-Latin formation invented by jugglers |
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