magic 音标拼音: [m'ædʒɪk]
a . 神奇的,魔术的,魔术般的,不可思议的
n . 魔术,巫术,戏法,魅力
神奇的,魔术的,魔术般的,不可思议的魔术,巫术,戏法,魅力
magic *幻
magic adj 1 :
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers ; "
charming incantations "; "
magic signs that protect against adverse influence "; "
a magical spell "; "'
tis now the very witching time of night "-
Shakespeare ; "
wizard wands "; "
wizardly powers " [
synonym :
{
charming }, {
magic }, {
magical }, {
sorcerous },
{
witching (
a )}, {
wizard (
a )}, {
wizardly }]
n 1 :
any art that invokes supernatural powers [
synonym : {
magic },
{
thaumaturgy }]
2 :
an illusory feat ;
considered magical by naive observers [
synonym :
{
magic trick }, {
conjuring trick }, {
trick }, {
magic },
{
legerdemain }, {
conjuration }, {
thaumaturgy }, {
illusion },
{
deception }]
Magic \
Mag "
ic \,
n . [
OE .
magique ,
L .
magice ,
Gr . ? (
sc . ?),
fr .
?.
See {
Magic },
a .,
and {
Magi }.]
1 .
A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings ,
or departed spirits ,
or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science ,
including enchantment ,
conjuration ,
witchcraft ,
sorcery ,
necromancy ,
incantation ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
An appearance made by some magic . --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The art of creating illusions which appear to the observer to be inexplicable except by some supernatural influence ;
it includes simple sleight of hand (
legerdemain )
as well as more elaborate stage magic ,
using special devices constructed to produce mystifying effects ;
as ,
the magic of David Copperfield .
It is practised as an entertainment ,
by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural powers .
[
PJC ]
{
Celestial magic },
a supposed supernatural power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets ,
and to the planets an influence over men .
{
Natural magic },
the art of employing the powers of nature to produce effects apparently supernatural .
{
Superstitious magic },
or {
Geotic magic },
the invocation of devils or demons ,
involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Sorcery ;
witchcraft ;
necromancy ;
conjuration ;
enchantment .
[
1913 Webster ]
Magic
Magic \
Mag "
ic \,
Magical \
Mag "
ic *
al \,
a . [
L .
magicus ,
Gr . ?,
fr .
?:
cf .
F .
magique .
See {
Magi }.]
1 .
Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi ;
relating to the occult powers of nature ,
and the producing of effects by their agency .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Performed by ,
or proceeding from ,
occult and superhuman agencies ;
done by ,
or seemingly done by ,
enchantment or sorcery ;
as ,
a magical spell .
Hence :
Seemingly requiring more than human power ;
imposing or startling in performance ;
producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary ;
having extraordinary properties ;
as ,
a magic lantern ;
a magic square or circle .
[
1913 Webster ]
The painter '
s magic skill . --
Cowper .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Although with certain words magic is used more than magical , --
as ,
magic circle ,
magic square ,
magic wand ,
--
we may in general say magic or magical ;
as ,
a magic or magical effect ;
a magic or magical influence ,
etc .
But when the adjective is predicative ,
magical ,
and not magic ,
is used ;
as ,
the effect was magical .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Magic circle },
a series of concentric circles containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii ,
and having somewhat similar properties to the magic square .
{
Magic humming bird } (
Zool .),
a Mexican humming bird ({
Iache magica }),
having white downy thing tufts .
{
Magic lantern }.
See {
Lantern }.
{
Magic square },
numbers so disposed in parallel and equal rows in the form of a square ,
that each row ,
taken vertically ,
horizontally ,
or diagonally ,
shall give the same sum ,
the same product ,
or an harmonical series ,
according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical ,
geometrical ,
or harmonical progression .
{
Magic wand },
a wand used by a magician in performing feats of magic .
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1913 Webster ]
135 Moby Thesaurus words for "
magic ":
Prospero ,
abracadabra ,
airiness ,
alchemy ,
allure ,
allurement ,
appearance ,
augury ,
aura ,
bewitchery ,
bewitching ,
bewitchment ,
black art ,
black magic ,
blaze of glory ,
brilliance ,
brilliancy ,
charisma ,
charm ,
charming ,
conjuring ,
delusiveness ,
demonolatry ,
devilry ,
deviltry ,
diablerie ,
diabolism ,
divination ,
divining ,
enchanting ,
enchantment ,
ensorcellment ,
entrancing ,
envelope ,
exorcism ,
extraordinary ,
fallaciousness ,
false appearance ,
false light ,
false show ,
falseness ,
fascinating ,
fascination ,
fetishism ,
glamor ,
glamour ,
glory ,
gramarye ,
halo ,
hocus -
pocus ,
hoodoo ,
hypnotic ,
idealization ,
illusion ,
illusionism ,
illusionist ,
illusiveness ,
illustriousness ,
immateriality ,
incantation ,
juju ,
jujuism ,
legerdemain ,
luster ,
magian ,
magic act ,
magic show ,
magical ,
magician ,
magnetic ,
magnetism ,
marvelous ,
mesmerizing ,
miraculous ,
mumbo -
jumbo ,
mystic ,
mystique ,
natural magic ,
necromancy ,
necromantic ,
nimbus ,
numinousness ,
obeah ,
occult ,
occultism ,
prestidigitation ,
prodigious ,
radiance ,
remarkable ,
resplendence ,
resplendency ,
rune ,
satanism ,
seeming ,
semblance ,
shamanism ,
shamanistic ,
show ,
simulacrum ,
sleight of hand ,
soothsaying ,
sorcerer ,
sorcerous ,
sorcery ,
sortilege ,
specious appearance ,
spell ,
spellbinding ,
spellcasting ,
splendor ,
stupendous ,
sympathetic magic ,
thaumaturgia ,
thaumaturgics ,
thaumaturgism ,
thaumaturgy ,
theurgy ,
trickery ,
unactuality ,
unbelievable ,
unprecedented ,
unreality ,
unsubstantiality ,
vampirism ,
voodoo ,
voodooism ,
wanga ,
white magic ,
witchcraft ,
witchery ,
witching ,
witchwork ,
witchy ,
wizardly ,
wizardry 1 .
As yet unexplained ,
or too complicated to explain ;
compare
{
automagically }
and (
Arthur C .)
Clarke '
s Third Law :
Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic .
"
TTY echoing is controlled by a large number of magic bits ."
"
This routine magically computes the parity of an 8 -
bit byte
in three instructions ."
2 .
Characteristic of something that works although no one
really understands why (
this is especially called {
black
magic }).
3 . (
Stanford )
A feature not generally publicised that allows
something otherwise impossible or a feature formerly in that
category but now unveiled .
Compare {
wizardly }, {
deep magic }, {
heavy wizardry }.
For more about hackish "
magic "
see {
Magic Switch Story }.
4 . {
magic number }.
[{
Jargon File }]
(
2001 -
03 -
19 )
magic 1 .
adj .
As yet unexplained ,
or too complicated to explain ;
compare automagically and (
Arthur C .)
Clarke '
s Third Law : “
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic .” “
TTY echoing is controlled by a large number of magic bits .” “
This routine magically computes the parity of an 8 -
bit byte in three instructions .”
Magic The Jews seem early to have consulted the teraphim (
q .
v .)
for oracular answers (
Judg .
18 :
5 ,
6 ;
Zech .
10 :
2 ).
There is a remarkable illustration of this divining by teraphim in Ezek .
21 :
19 -
22 .
We read also of the divining cup of Joseph (
Gen .
44 :
5 ).
The magicians of Egypt are frequently referred to in the history of the Exodus .
Magic was an inherent part of the ancient Egyptian religion ,
and entered largely into their daily life .
All magical arts were distinctly prohibited under penalty of death in the Mosaic law .
The Jews were commanded not to learn the "
abomination "
of the people of the Promised Land (
Lev .
19 :
31 ;
Deut .
18 :
9 -
14 ).
The history of Saul '
s consulting the witch of Endor (
1 Sam .
28 :
3 -
20 )
gives no warrant for attributing supernatural power to magicians .
From the first the witch is here only a bystander .
The practice of magic lingered among the people till after the Captivity ,
when they gradually abandoned it .
It is not much referred to in the New Testament .
The Magi mentioned in Matt .
2 :
1 -
12 were not magicians in the ordinary sense of the word .
They belonged to a religious caste ,
the followers of Zoroaster ,
the astrologers of the East .
Simon ,
a magician ,
was found by Philip at Samaria (
Acts 8 :
9 -
24 );
and Paul and Barnabas encountered Elymas ,
a Jewish sorcerer ,
at Paphos (
13 :
6 -
12 ).
At Ephesus there was a great destruction of magical books (
Acts 19 :
18 ,
19 ).
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