(尤指通过祈祷、仪式等)驱除(恶魔、邪灵);引申为努力摆脱(恐惧、痛苦记忆等)。
/ˈeksɔːrsaɪz/
She tried to exorcise her fear by talking about it.
她试图通过把恐惧说出来来驱除它。
In the novel, the priest is called to exorcise the spirit that haunts the old house, but the ritual exposes the family’s hidden guilt.
在小说中,神父被请去驱除纠缠老宅的幽灵,但这场仪式却揭露了家族隐藏的罪疚。
来自拉丁语 exorcizare,意为“使(某人)宣誓、用誓言约束”,后在宗教语境中发展为“以祈祷/誓言命令邪灵离开”,英语中逐渐固定为“驱魔、驱邪”,并引申出“摆脱内心阴影”等用法。