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每日一词】哈利波特咒语系列—索命咒
这些词汇很多都是作者自创的词语,当然符合欧洲词汇学的固定模式
【不可饶恕咒】Avada Kedavra
它是依据亚拉姆语创建的,这种语言被认为是耶稣基督时代的犹太人的日常用语,新约中的马太福音(玛窦福音)即是以此语言书写。与希伯来语和阿拉伯语相近。Aramaic一词来自挪亚的孙儿、闪的儿子亚兰(Aram)。Aramaic语为
אַבַדָא כְּדַברָא,咒语的意思是'let the thing be
destroyed'让某物毁灭。 作者谈到该词的词源'Does anyone know
where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in
Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means
'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure
illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it
the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot
of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make
them mine.'