coven是什么意思，coven怎么读

coven基本信息

coven基本信息

读法：英 ["kʌv(ə)n] 美 ["kʌvn]

释义：

n. 女巫大聚会；十三女巫大集会

n. (Coven)人名；(英、西)科文；(法)科旺

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英英释义

Noun:

an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches

中英词源

coven 女巫团

co-, 强调。-ven, 来，词源同venue, convent. 后在一些传说的影响下引申该词义。

coven: coven: see convent
coven (n.): "a gathering of witches," 1660s, earlier (c. 1500) a variant of covent, cuvent early forms of convent. Association with witches arose in Scotland, but not popularized until Sir Walter Scott used it in this sense in "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" (1830).
Efter that tym ther vold meit bot somtymes a Coven, somtymes mor, somtymes les; bot a Grand Meitting vold be about the end of ilk Quarter. Ther is threttein persones in ilk Coeven; and ilk on of vs has an Sprit to wait wpon ws, quhan ve pleas to call wpon him. I remember not all the Spritis names; bot thair is on called "Swein," quhilk waitis wpon the said Margret Wilson in Aulderne; he is still clothed in grass-grein .... ["Criminal Trials in Scotland," III, appendix, p.606, confession of Issobell Gowdie in Lochloy in 1662]

词态变化

复数 covens;

权威造句

1. I think this is perfect for your weekly meetings at the coven.: 我认为这件很适合你周末的会面。

2. I think this is perfect for your weekly meetingsat the coven.: 我认为这件很适合你周末的会面.

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