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。
狮鹫
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狮鹫
griffin
A griffin stood guard over the treasure.
一只狮鹫守护着宝藏。
狮身鹰首、有鹰翼的传说生物。
A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
有鹰头和狮身的有翼怪物
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
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”。
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.
一种英国苹果品种。
An English variety of apple.
In the story, a griffin guards the golden treasure at the top of the mountain.
在故事中,一只狮鹫守护着山顶上的黄金宝藏。
The children's picture book shows a griffin with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
这本儿童图画书展示了一只狮鹫,它有着狮子的身体和鹰的头。
My brother painted a griffin on his shield for the school play.
我哥哥为学校话剧在盾牌上画了一只狮鹫。
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。
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。
复数形式表示多只狮鹫或泛指整个物种,谓语动词用复数。
Griffins were believed to guard gold.
人们曾相信狮鹫守护着黄金。
Not this
There are two griffin in the painting.
Use this
There are two griffins in the painting.
在英语中,可数名词表示两个或两个以上时要用复数,griffin 的复数是 griffins;汉语名词本身没有复数形式,所以中文母语者容易漏掉后面的 -s。
Not this
Griffin is a mythical creature.
Use this
A griffin is a mythical creature.
griffin 是可数名词单数,非特指地第一次提到它时前面要加不定冠词 a(用于辅音音素开头),表示“一只/一类”;汉语没有冠词,所以学习者常漏掉 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
狮鹫的吼声
The griffin's roar echoed through the valley.
狮鹫的吼声在山谷中回荡。
纹章中的狮鹫
The griffin in heraldry represents courage and strength.
在纹章学中,狮鹫代表勇气和力量。
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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。
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。
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。
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