genie是什么意思

双语例句

(1)I am always scared by the genies in myth.

我总是会被神话里的妖怪吓到。

(2)The genie heavily differs from the angel.

精灵与天使大不相同。

(3)With these words, the genie turned and left the place.

妖怪说完转身离开了这个地方。

(4)The genie granted him three wishes.

精灵准许他实现三个心愿。

(5)God is not your genie.

神不是你的精灵。

(6)The file-sharing genie was out of the bottle.

文件共享已经是魔法瓶子逃出的精灵。

(7)The pluralist genie will be out of the bottle.

多元主义的精灵将会从瓶子里出来。

(8)We act as if God is a giant genie—just rub the lamp and whatever your wish is his command.

我们把神看为一个大精灵——他的职责就是实现我们的愿望，他要对我们唯命是从。

同义词

n. 妖怪；鬼

释义

n.

a spirit of Arabian folklore, as traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned

魔仆（指阿拉伯民间传说中的一个精灵，被囚禁于瓶子或油灯中，被召唤时现身问召唤者有何愿望，得到回答后即能使愿望实现）。比较JINN.

类似拼写词

genie n. 魔仆

gene n. 遗传因子；基因

词源

"mid 17th cent. （denoting a guardian or protective spirit）： from French génie, from Latin genius （see GENIUS）. Génie was adopted in the current sense by the 18th-cent. French translators of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, because of its resemblance in form and sense to Arabic jinnī ‘jinnee’."

(1)Who says you can't put the genie back in the bottle?

谁说精灵不能再装回瓶里呢？《Person of Interest Season 4》《疑犯追踪 第四季》

(2)Did I say I was done guessing? Okay, thank you for that. Oh wow. What's this? It's a diaper genie.

我说过我不再猜了吗？好吧，谢谢哇，这是什么？它是尿布精灵。《Friends Season 8》《老友记 第八季》

(3)The genie is out of that bottle. Clear and present is Ultron.

魔鬼已经逃出了瓶子，眼下的问题明显是奥创。《Avengers: Age of Ultron》《复仇者联盟2：奥创纪元》

(4)You don't grant birthday wishes, do you? I'm a priest, not a genie.

你不能实现生日愿望的，是吗？我是神父，不是鬼怪。《Gossip Girl Season 1》《绯闻女孩 第一季》