英语词汇“prestidigitation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pres•ti•dig•i•ta•tion n.

sleight of hand; legerdemain.

French: literally, ready-fingeredness, coinage perh. based on prestigiateur juggler, conjurer, derivative of Latin praestīgiae juggler's tricks (see prestige). See prest¹, digit, -ation
1855–60

pres′ti•dig′i•ta′tor, n.
pres•ti•dig•i•ta•to•ry pres′ti•dig′i•ta•to′ri•al, adj.

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prestidigitation /ˌprɛstɪˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ n

another name for sleight of hand

Etymology: 19th Century: from French: quick-fingeredness, from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks, probably influenced by French preste nimble, and Latin digitus finger; see prestige

单词	prestidigitation
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pres•ti•dig•i•ta•tion (pres′ti dij′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. sleight of hand; legerdemain. French: literally, ready-fingeredness, coinage perh. based on prestigiateur juggler, conjurer, derivative of Latin praestīgiae juggler's tricks (see prestige). See prest¹, digit, -ation 1855–60 pres′ti•dig′i•ta′tor, n. pres•ti•dig•i•ta•to•ry (pres′ti dij′i tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation pres′ti•dig′i•ta•to′ri•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prestidigitation /ˌprɛstɪˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ n another name for sleight of hand Etymology: 19th Century: from French: quick-fingeredness, from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks, probably influenced by French preste nimble, and Latin digitus finger; see prestige
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