来自法语 seance,会议,见面,来自拉丁语 sedere,坐,坐下,词源同 sit,session.字母 d 脱落, 比较 peon,跑腿工,词源同 biped.后词义被赋予迷信色彩。
英文词源
séance
séance: see session
seance (n.)
1789, "sitting, session," as of a learned society, from French séance "a sitting," from seoir "to sit," from Latin sedere (see sedentary). Meaning "spiritualistic session" first recorded 1845.
实用例句
1. You expect me to believe we conjured up her evil spirit with a game seance?