incantation

词根词缀:

词根
cant, cent= to sing, song 唱;歌

accent n. 口音;重音

ac 加强 + cent 唱;歌 → 着重唱 → 重音

accentuate v. 强调;重读

accent 口音;重音 + uate 使… → 用重音 → 强调

cant n. 术语;暗语(唱出来的话 → 暗语)

cantata n. 清唱剧

cant 唱;歌 + ata → 清唱剧

canto n. 长诗中的篇章

cant 唱;歌 + o 表音乐术语 → 唱的诗歌 → 长诗中的篇章

descant v. 详述;伴唱

des〔= dis 分散〕+ cant 唱;歌 → 分开唱 → 伴唱

incantation n. 咒语,咒文

in 不 + cant 唱;歌 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 不停地唱 → 咒语

incentive n. 激励;刺激力量

in 进入 + cent 唱;歌 + ive 表名词 → 把〔力量〕唱进去 → 激励

recant v. 撤消(声明);放弃信仰

re 相反 + cant 唱;歌 → 唱反调 → 撤消〔声明〕

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

And, by the incantation of this verse.

而且,依凭我这首诗中的符咒。

So you just decided to try out an unknown, handwritten incantation and see what would happen?

你竟然决定拿一个手写的陌生咒语来做试验,看看会发生什么事?

When Jim still was in a daze, that wizard started to learn his incantation.

当吉姆仍在发呆的时候,那个巫师开始念咒语。

No amount of yogic incantation can harmonise these split persona; the solution is to break banks into functional units, so that merger experts, market makers, and proprietary traders no longer cohabit.

念再多的瑜伽咒语也无法调和这种人格分裂;解决办法是将投行依照职能分拆,这样并购专家、做市商和自营交易员就不再同属于一家银行。

He will use his incantation make Jim become a ring like princess!

他要用他的咒语把吉姆变成像公主一样的戒指!

( The Pittsburgh gathering also made the ritual vow to complete the so-called Doha round of trade talks, but that incantation now carries the same sincerity as saying Have a nice day.) Yet a counsel of despair would be, at the very least, premature.

(匹兹堡峰会也例行公事地承诺要完成多哈回合(Doha Round)贸易谈判,但现在发这种誓就和说祝拥有美好的一天一样缺乏诚意。)不过,现在就提供绝望忠告至少是为时过早。