banshee

英 [bæn'ʃiː; 'bænʃiː]
  • n. (爱尔兰和苏格兰传说中)预告死亡的女妖精

中文词源


banshee 女妖

爱尔兰方言。ban, 女人,词源同gyn-, 女人,queen,女人,王后。shee, 有魔力的。

英文词源


banshee (n.)
1771, from phonetic spelling of Irish bean sidhe "female of the Elves," from bean "woman" (from PIE *gwen-; see queen) + sidhe, from sith "fairy" or sid "fairy mound." Specifically, one who calls to the spirits of the dead. Sidhe sometimes is confused with sithe, genitive of sith "peace."

双语例句


1. The Pontiac Banshee is a concept car designed by General Motors and unveiled in 1988.
庞蒂亚克Banshee是一款概念车由通用汽车公司设计并于1988年推出.

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2. Old Banshee - class fighters armed with high velocity ship - to - ship missiles.
搭载了高速舰对舰导弹的 旧式 班瑟级战斗机.

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3. When bell knells, when banshee wails; you know, the time is come.
丧钟敲响,女妖嚎哭; 你知道, 大限到了.

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4. The last lone Banshee pulled up and circled back.
最后一架女妖战机拉高盘旋回去.

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5. Banshees, Fast and Low : Hijacked a Banshee during the Reach Campaign.
战役模式: 劫持一架妖姬战机.

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