witch

魔女

魔法を使える人。物語では多くの場合、女性。

やさしい英語で： A person, usually a woman in stories, who can use magic.

• The witch cast a spell.
• A kind witch helped the lost children.
• She dressed as a witch for the party.

類義語： sorceress, enchantress

よく使う表現： wicked witch, good witch, witch costume, male witch

魔女、黒魔術師

魔術で他の人に害を与えると信じられている人。

やさしい英語で： A person believed to use magic to harm others.

• They feared the witch's curse.
• The witch used dark magic to ruin the harvest.
• Villagers accused him of being a witch who harmed their cattle.

類義語： evil sorcerer, evil sorceress

よく使う表現： evil witch, wicked witch, witch curse

ウイッカ信者

自然や魔術と関わる宗教、ウイッカを信じる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who follows Wicca, a religion connected with nature and magic.

• She became a witch after learning about Wicca.
• The witches gathered to celebrate a Wiccan festival.
• As a witch, he follows a religion centred on nature.

類義語： Wiccan

よく使う表現： wiccan witch, practising witch, witch coven

鬼婆、妖婆

物語に登場する、年老いた女性の姿で人を害する邪悪な生き物。

やさしい英語で： An evil creature in stories that looks like an old woman and hurts people.

• The witch wanted to eat the children.
• An old witch lived deep in the forest.
• The creature became a witch with long claws and sharp teeth.

類義語： hag

よく使う表現： hideous witch, old witch, witch in disguise

魔術師、魔女

英国の伝統的な方法で魔術を行う人。

やさしい英語で： A person who follows traditional British ways of using magic.

• The village witch made protective charms.
• She learned traditional British rituals from another witch.
• The book describes witches who used local herbs in their magic.

よく使う表現： traditional witch, british witch, village witch