Name: 這些神奇的詞語是真實的！ | 其他語言 (These Magic Words Are REAL! | Otherwords)
Uploaded: 2025-06-27T03:12:31.000Z
Duration: 7 min 37 s

Maybe you're a Sanderson sister transmuting a boy into a black cat.

也許你是桑德森的妹妹，把一個男孩變成了一隻黑貓。

Or an illusionist cutting your assistant in half.

或者幻術師把你的助手切成兩半。

Or a student begging for an extension on your paper.

或者有學生乞求延長你的論文。

Whether invoking a spell, performing an illusion, or simply asking a favor, for magic to happen you have to say the magic words.

無論是召喚咒語、表演幻術，還是簡單地請求幫忙，要想讓魔法發生，就必須說出魔語。

畢竟，它是 leviosa，而不是 leviosa。

But do words actually have the power to change reality?

但是，文字真的有改變現實的力量嗎？

I'm Dr. Erika Brzozowski and this is Other Words.

我是 Erika Brzozowski 博士，這裡是 Other Words。

Magic history is almost as long as human history.

魔法的歷史幾乎和人類歷史一樣悠久。

And from the beginning, humans attempted to harness the mystical potential of language.

從一開始，人類就試圖利用語言的神祕潛能。

Ancient Mesopotamians used incantations and rituals for defense against evil, and purification against sins, and even in love spells and medicinal treatments.

古代美索不達米亞人使用咒語和儀式來抵禦邪惡、淨化罪孽，甚至用於愛情咒語和藥物治療。

In ancient Egypt, priests chanted sacred words during religious ceremonies, hoping to curry favor with the gods.

在古埃及，祭司在宗教儀式上吟誦聖言，希望得到神的青睞。

It was believed to actually create what a text documented.

人們認為，它實際上創造了文本所記錄的內容。

If you wanted your deceased loved one to be provided for in the afterlife, and of course you did, writing a wish for a thousand of bread and beer would guarantee their sustenance.

如果你希望逝去的親人在來世得到供養，當然你也希望如此，那麼寫下一千個麵包和啤酒的願望就能保證他們的生計。

Or, on the other hand, you could curse someone so thoroughly that they will suffer every evil word, recitation, thought, plot, struggle, disturbance, every evil thing, every nightmare, and a terrible slumber, as one base recounted.

或者，另一方面，你可以徹底地詛咒一個人，讓他遭受每一句惡言、背誦、思考、陰謀、掙扎、騷動、每一件惡事、每一個噩夢和可怕的沉睡，正如一個基地所敘述的那樣。

In Jewish folklore, you can bring a golem made of mud to life, with ritual incantations and a sacred word.

在猶太民間傳說中，你可以通過儀式咒語和聖言讓泥塑的泥人復活。

Around the world, and in the movie musical Wicked, grimoires chronicled spells that could allow you to speak to djinn, or gain all the knowledge of Solomon, or cause monkeys to fly.

在世界各地，以及在電影音樂劇《邪惡》中，魔法書記載的咒語可以讓你與精靈對話，或獲得所羅門的全部知識，或讓猴子飛起來。

Even today, incantations, deriving from the P-I-E root kan, to sing, can be found in religious and cultural practice.

即使在今天，在宗教和文化習俗中也能找到咒語的影子，這些咒語源自 P-I-E 詞根 kan，意為歌唱。

Chanting is a sacred part of Catholic mass, and of Buddhist spiritual practice.

誦經是天主教彌撒和佛教修行的神聖組成部分。

Even motivational speaker Tony Robbins uses incantations as a part of his morning ritual to start off the day.

就連勵志演說家託尼-羅賓斯（Tony Robbins）也將咒語作為他開啟一天的晨間儀式的一部分。

Incantation can arise in surprising places.

咒語可能出現在令人驚訝的地方。

Think of the children's rhyme for wishing on a star.

Maybe it's a habit or a superstition to say it, so that you're more likely to get your wish, but that, my friends, is an incantation.

也許說這句話是一種習慣或迷信，這樣你就更有可能實現你的願望，但是，我的朋友們，這是一句咒語。

In Western tradition, Latin has dominated the magical arts since the Middle Ages, and it's where we get our most famous magic word, While speculation abounds on the etymology, including suggestions in Hebrew and Aramaic, there's been no real documentation to support its pre-Latin origins.

在西方傳統中，拉丁語自中世紀以來就一直主導著魔法藝術，我們最著名的魔法詞彙也是由此而來。雖然對其詞源的猜測比比皆是，包括希伯來語和阿拉姆語中的建議，但卻沒有真正的文獻支持其拉丁語之前的起源。

What we do know is that abracadabra has been around since at least the 2nd century CE.

我們所知道的是，天罡星至少在公元 2 世紀就已經出現了。

Serenus Simonicus, a Roman physician and tutor, proposed a malaria treatment based on the magic word, which involved wearing an amulet featuring abracadabra written repeatedly in a triangle shape, one fewer letter each line.

羅馬醫生兼家庭教師塞勒努斯-西蒙尼庫斯（Serenus Simonicus）提出了一種基於這個魔法詞的瘧疾治療方法，即佩戴一個護身符，上面以三角形反覆書寫 abracadabra，每行減少一個字母。

As the letters are reduced, so too would your illness fade away.

隨著字母的減少，你的疾病也會逐漸消失。

According to author Craig Conley, magic words resonate with the audience because there is an instinctive understanding that words are powerful creative forces.

作者克雷格-康利（Craig Conley）認為，魔力語言之所以能引起聽眾的共鳴，是因為人們本能地認識到，語言是一種強大的創造力。

If you've ever been lost in a good book, you understand that authors can craft an entire world in a piece of literature.

如果你曾經迷失在一本好書中，你就會明白，作者可以在一部文學作品中創造出一個完整的世界。

And almost every major religion considers a written scripture to be the foundational source of authority.

幾乎所有主要宗教都將成文經文視為權威的基礎來源。

In fact, in the book of Genesis, God uses words to create the universe.

事實上，在《創世紀》一書中，上帝用文字創造了宇宙。

He says, let there be light, and then, ta-da!

One of the most powerful magic words is a name.

Unlike Betelgeuse, oh no, I better not say his name again, in a lot of magical tradition, to name something is to have power and control over it.

與貝特宙斯（哦，不，我最好不要再說他的名字了）不同的是，在很多魔法傳統中，給某樣東西命名就意味著對它擁有力量和控制權。

Rumpelstiltskin's power over the queen was broken when she learned his name.

當王后知道侏儒怪的名字後，他對王后的控制就被打破了。

Ra, the Egyptian sun god, was believed to have created all life by speaking each creature's secret name.

人們相信埃及太陽神拉通過說出每種生物的祕密名字創造了所有生命。

And his own true name was a source of much of his power.

而他自己的真名正是他力量的源泉。

By learning Ra's real name, Isis took his power, ensuring her son's might as ruler of Egypt.

伊希斯知道了拉的真名，便奪取了他的權力，確保了她的兒子成為埃及的統治者。

While most of us aren't levitating objects with runes or Latin phrases, language can shape our real life and perception of reality.

雖然我們中的大多數人都不會用符文或拉丁短語讓物體懸浮起來，但語言可以塑造我們的現實生活和對現實的感知。

And it's not just a placebo effect, though that actually does work for pain and nausea management.

這不僅僅是一種安慰劑效應，雖然它確實能緩解疼痛和噁心。

If you don't have a fairy godmother to bibbidi-bobbidi-boo you into your dream life, affirmations have been proven to change your own self-perception, and therefore your reality.

如果你沒有神仙教母來幫你實現夢想生活，那麼事實證明，肯定句可以改變你的自我認知，進而改變你的現實。

Repetition of affirmations increases neural activity in regions of the brain related to self-processing and valuation systems.

重複肯定會增加大腦中與自我處理和評價系統相關區域的神經活動。

As Muhammad Ali says, it's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief.

正如穆罕默德-阿里所說，重複肯定才能產生信念。

And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

一旦這種信念成為一種深刻的信念，事情就會開始發生。

Even specific words can channel a positive effect on your health.

即使是特定的詞語，也能對您的健康產生積極的影響。

The mantra OM has sacred significance in Hinduism and can be heard in spiritual recitation, in ceremony, and also in your local yoga class.

在印度教中，咒語 OM 具有神聖的意義，可以在精神誦經、儀式中聽到，也可以在當地的瑜伽課上聽到。

If chanting isn't part of your daily life practice, it may feel awkward at first, but dozens of studies have shown chanting OM to relieve pain, deactivate the brain from its resting brain state, stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, reducing stress and lower blood pressure.

如果吟唱不是你日常生活練習的一部分，一開始可能會覺得很彆扭，但數十項研究表明，吟唱 OM 可以緩解疼痛、使大腦從靜息狀態中停止活動、刺激副交感神經系統、減輕壓力和降低血壓。

所以，如果你有壓力，不妨試試 OM。

Barney taught us that please and thank you are called the magic words, and if you want nice things to happen, they're the words that should be heard.

巴尼告訴我們，"請 "和 "謝謝 "是有魔力的話，如果你想讓好事情發生，就應該說這兩個詞。

But please and thank you are linguistic tools that can positively influence social interactions and secure compliance.

但是，"請 "和 "謝謝 "是一種語言工具，可以對社會互動產生積極影響，並確保人們遵紀守法。

In legal situations, words still hold an almost mystical power.

在法律事務中，語言仍然具有近乎神祕的力量。

The I do you say at the altar isn't just a cute part of the ceremony before sharing a kiss, it's a required declaration of intent, without which you aren't legally married.

在聖壇上說 "我願意 "不僅僅是接吻前儀式中一個可愛的環節，它還是一份必要的意向聲明，沒有這份聲明，你們就不是合法夫妻。

In court proceedings, witnesses swear an oath, tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, often on the Bible or a preferred holy book.

在法庭訴訟程序中，證人通常會以《聖經》或其偏愛的聖書為依據宣誓，說出真相、全部真相以及唯一的真相。

The same goes for political office in the United States.

During Barack Obama's first inauguration as president, one word of the oath was switched around.

在巴拉克-奧巴馬的首次總統就職典禮上，誓詞中的一個詞被調換了。

So, just to be safe, the oath of office ceremony was performed a second time to ensure the presidency was official.

是以，為了安全起見，就職宣誓儀式進行了第二次，以確保總統職位正式生效。

Even words we don't perceive to be magic on their own take on a power depending on context.

即使是我們本身並不覺得有魔力的詞語，也會根據語境而產生力量。

It means something completely different at the office, on a camping trip, or in a crowded theater.

在辦公室、野營旅行或擁擠的劇院裡，它的含義完全不同。

Whether you're casting spells in a fantasy world or navigating the complexities of human communication, every word you say has the potential for magic, so use them wisely, because the next thing you say might just change your whole world.

無論你是在奇幻世界中施法，還是在複雜的人際交往中摸索，你說的每一個字都有可能產生魔力，所以要明智地使用它們，因為你說的下一句話可能就會改變你的整個世界。

And it's not just a placebo effect, though that does actually work for pain and nausea management.

It can be heard in spiritual recitation and ceremony, and also in your local yoga class.

它可以在精神誦讀和儀式中聽到，也可以在當地的瑜伽課上聽到。