Malediction

(n.) A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.

录入:沃尔特

• But still the disappointed father held a strong lever; and Fred felt as if he were being banished with a malediction. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Shall I not bestow a malediction on every other of nature's offspring, which dares live and enjoy, while I live and suffer? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• No wonder that the attendant should interpret as phrensy the harrowing maledictions of the grief-struck old man. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• He knew his family were starving, and he dared not go out into the streets for fear of the maledictions of his neighbors. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

校对:玛拉