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caliban

n.凯列班(莎士比亚剧<<暴风雨>>中半人半兽形怪物),<喻>丑恶而残忍的人

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caliban


Cal·i·ban
a character in the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare. He is an ugly slave owned by Prospero and is only half human, since his mother is a witch (=a woman who has magic powers) , but his father is a devil (=an evil spirit) .