harpy

FREQ #32073

发音

US /ˈhɑɹpi/
其它
UK /ˈhɑːpi/

词形变化

harpies 复数 harpies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    A shrewish woman.

    贬义
  3. 3.

    One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

  4. 4.

    Any of a number of eagle-like birds of prey of the subfamily Harpiinae, especially the species Harpia harpyja.

  5. 5.

    The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

vixen hellcat harpy bat harpy eagle

上位词 4

eagle bird of Jove fruit bat megabat

相关短语

harpy eagle 角雕（鸟类名称） harpy eagles harpy bat 鹰头蝠 harpy bats

词源

Ultimately from Middle French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυιᾰ (hárpuiă, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch, seize”). Compare rapacious. Middle English had arpie.

来源：wiktionary