村民们也松了一口气,因为一位'巫医'被请来驱除吸血鬼。

The villagers were also relieved that a 'bomoh' or witch-doctor had been summoned to exorcise the pontianak.

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The villagers were also relieved that a 'bomoh' or witch-doctor had been summoned to exorcise the pontianak.

summoned 是动词 summon 的过去分词形式,表示"召唤、传唤"。summon 来自拉丁语 summonere,由 sub-("在下面")和 monere("提醒、警告")组成,原意是"私下提醒",后来演变为"正式召唤"的意思。在句中表示"被请来"的被动含义。

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