來自法語 seance,會(huì)議，見面，來自拉丁語 sedere,坐，坐下，詞源同 sit,session.字母 d 脫落， 比較 peon,跑腿工，詞源同 biped.后詞義被賦予迷信色彩。
英文詞源
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.
雙語例句
1. You expect me to believe we conjured up her evil spirit with a game seance?