apotropaic

英 [,æpətrə'peɪɪk] 美[,æpətrə'peɪk]

最后更新时间：2025-09-07

apotropaic (adj.): 1883, with -ic + Greek apotropaios "averting evil," from apotrepein "to turn away, avert," from apo- "off, away" (see apo-) + trepein "to turn" (see trope).