Word · Frequency #13047
griffin
狮鹫
griffin
- 1.
A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
狮身鹰首、有鹰翼的传说生物。
- 2.
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
有鹰头和狮身的有翼怪物
- 3.
A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
兀鹫,一种大型秃鹫(Gyps fulvus),见于南欧、北非和小亚细亚山区,被认为是《圣经》中的“鹰”。
- 4.
An English variety of apple.
一种英国苹果品种。
- 5.
A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
初到英属印度的新学员:半英半印。
- 6.
A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.
警惕的监护人,尤指负责看护年轻女子的女伴。
狮身鹰首、有鹰翼的传说生物。;有鹰头和狮身的有翼怪物;兀鹫,一种大型秃鹫(Gyps fulvus),见于南欧、北非和小亚细亚山区,被认为是《圣经》中的“鹰”。;一种英国苹果品种。;初到英属印度的新学员:半英半印。
In use
In the story, a griffin guards the golden treasure at the top of the mountain.
The children's picture book shows a griffin with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
My brother painted a griffin on his shield for the school play.
a griffin
不定冠词 a 用于单数可数名词,表示首次提及或泛指其中一只。
A griffin stood guard over the treasure.
一只狮鹫守护着宝藏。
the griffin
定冠词 the 与单数名词连用,可指整个类属,也可指上文已提到的特定一只。
The griffin is often shown with wings.
狮鹫通常被描绘成有翅膀的样子。
griffins
复数形式表示多只狮鹫或泛指整个物种,谓语动词用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- mythical griffin
- 神话中的狮鹫
- The mythical griffin has the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.神话中的狮鹫长着狮子的身体和鹰的头。
- griffin statue
- 狮鹫雕像
- A giant griffin statue guards the entrance to the library.一座巨大的狮鹫雕像守卫着图书馆的入口。
- the griffin's wings
- 狮鹫的翅膀
- The griffin's wings were tipped with gold.这只狮鹫的翅膀末端是金色的。
- a griffin in flight
- 飞翔的狮鹫
- We saw a griffin in flight above the mountains.我们看见一只狮鹫在山脉上空飞翔。
- the griffin's roar
- 狮鹫的吼声
- The griffin's roar echoed through the valley.狮鹫的吼声在山谷中回荡。
- griffin in heraldry
Learner notes
Memory Tip
狮鹫(griffin):想象鹰头、狮身、双翼的神兽,守护宝藏。记住鹰头在前,狮身在后,合体成griffin。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:神话故事、奇幻文学、纹章学 这个词通常指神话中的狮鹫,语气中性,没有明显的正式或非正式倾向,多用于描述神话或奇幻生物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 griffin /ˈɡrɪfɪn/ 真押韵的词有 tiffin /ˈtɪfɪn/ 和 biffin /ˈbɪfɪn/。coffin、muffin、puffin 拼写都以 -ffin 结尾,但元音不同(/ɒ/ 或 /ʌ/),不押韵;stiffen 结尾读 /ən/,与 /ɪn/ 也不同。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.