banshee


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."

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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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