magus
magus — 名詞
1. a priest of the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism, who was also trained
古波斯祭司
古波斯拜火教的祭司
a priest of the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism, who was also trained in astronomy and the interpretation of sacred rituals and texts.
At dawn, Jabari the magus knelt before the sacred fire and recited ancient verses.
黎明時分，古波斯祭司 Jabari 跪在聖火前誦讀古老的經文。
collocation: sacred fire / ancient verses
Lien read that a magus had to memorise long prayers and study the stars.
Lien 讀到，古波斯祭司必須記住長篇禱文，並研究星辰。
magus + had to + verb (obligation)
The Persian king consulted the magus named Imran before deciding to go to war.
波斯國王在決定開戰前，諮詢了名為 Imran 的古波斯祭司。
subject: a ruler consulting a magus
Matthew read about a young magus who spent years learning rituals from his father.
Matthew 讀到一位年輕的古波斯祭司花費多年跟父親學習儀式。
Sven discovered that the word magus originally meant a priest, not a magician.
Sven 發現 magus 這個詞原本指的是祭司，而非魔術師。
original meaning: priest, not wizard
- the magus performed
- consult the magus
- the magus recited
- hereditary magus
- priest
the general term for a religious leader; magus is a specific type of priest from ancient Persia
- Zoroastrian priest
more specific and modern; magus is the ancient title
用法筆記
Unlike the general word priest, magus refers specifically to the hereditary priestly class of ancient Persia and Media. This sense is almost always used in historical or religious writing.
常見錯誤
2. a man who was believed to have magical powers, especially in ancient stories, le
魔法師
古代擁有魔法力量的男子
a man who was believed to have magical powers, especially in ancient stories, legends, and folk traditions — for example, a figure who could turn common objects into gold, heal the sick, or control the weather.
An old tale tells of a magus who turned a handful of dust into gold.
一則古老傳說提到一位能將一把灰塵變成黃金的魔法師。
magus + turned [substance] into [precious material]
Defne's grandmother claimed that a magus once lived in the cave behind their village.
Defne 的祖母說，在她們村子後面的洞穴裡曾經住著一位魔法師。
expression: a magus once lived [location]
During the drought, elders begged the magus named Asher to bring back the rain.
乾旱期間，長老們懇求名為 Asher 的魔法師讓雨水降下。
Camila read a story about a magus who healed sick animals with a single touch.
Camila 讀到一個故事，故事裡有位魔法師輕輕一碰就治好了生病的動物。
relative clause: a magus who ...
The king sent soldiers to capture the magus, but the man vanished into thin air.
國王派士兵去抓捕那位魔法師，但他卻憑空消失了。
idiom: vanished into thin air
- a powerful magus
- the magus summoned
- the magus cast a spell
- a magus appeared
用法筆記
This sense is mostly found in historical accounts of ancient magic, folk tales, and fantasy fiction. For a modern stage performer who does tricks, use magician instead of magus.