Pied Piper

短语

发音

UK /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/

词形变化

the Pied Piper

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a ratcatcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.

  2. 2.

    The flute-playing ratcatcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.

词源

Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied and piper.

来源：wiktionary