religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou, from a West African language (such as Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Compare vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.
双语例句
1. He's been the object of a voodoo curse.
他受到伏都教的诅咒.
来自柯林斯例句
2. Now I have to start my voodoo ritual all over again!
你干什么,我现在不得不把巫毒仪式从头再来一边!
来自电影对白
3. Are you sure you weren't under the local voodoo?
你确定你们得到的不是局部数据?
来自电影对白
4. I looked to the ground instantly, and I saw my voodoo doll.
我马上向地上看去, 看到了我的伏都人偶.
来自互联网
5. Academics on each side are lambasting the opposing arguments as voodoo economics.
