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单词 talisman
释义
talismantal‧is‧man /ˈtæləzmən/ noun (plural talismans) [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtalisman
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Arabic tilsam, from Greek telesma, from telein ‘to tell about religious secrets, finish’, from telos ‘end’
Examples
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  • A liquid talisman against a new brand of contagion.
  • It would become a magic talisman.
  • Next to this talisman above my desk is another.
  • No mere textual reading or logical talisman can solve the dilemma.
  • Perhaps as curios, perhaps as a talisman he could use in some conspiracy against the King.
  • The watch was his talisman against street snatchers.
  • When he was away from her, her face floated like a talisman in the back of his mind.
  • Work was the magic talisman of the lonely and desperate and it was only when she was working that she felt real.
an object that is believed to have magic powers to protect the person who owns it
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