Swearwords, or curses, have not been studied much as a linguistic phenomenon.

詈语就是骂人的话，作为一种语言现象，研究得十分不够。

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Choosing life and not death, blessings and not curses often starts by choosing to remain silent or choosing carefully the words that open the way to healing.

选择生命而不是死亡，选择祝福而不是诅咒，通常是从另一种选择开始的，那就是选择沉默，或者是谨慎的选择能够引向和解的话。

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She notes that some mastaba (early non-pyramid tomb) walls in Giza and Saqqara were actually inscribed with "curses" meant to terrify those who would desecrate or rob the royal resting place.

她指出，在吉萨和萨卡拉有些古埃及墓室(早期非金字塔墓)的墙壁上确实刻有“诅咒”两字，目的是为了吓走那些会亵渎或皇家劫掠陵墓的人。

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She shrieked and a moment later I was running down the street with the two men chasing me and shouting curses, or what I assumed were curses, great hoarse expletives that echoed through the trees and set dogs barking in the dark houses.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Similarly, most villages have a witch or folk-healer who dispenses spells, removes curses and provides spiritual guidance.

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