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harpy

n.残酷贪婪的人,鹰身女妖

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harpy


/'hɑ:pɪ; `hɑrpɪ/
n
1 (in Greek mythology) cruel monster with a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws (希腊神话中的)鸟身女妖(凶残的怪物, 头部及身躯似女人, 生有鸟翼与鸟爪).
2 cruel greedy hard-hearted woman 残酷无情、贪婪成性的女子.

harpy


npluralharpies[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Harpy name of a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head of a woman and the body of a bird (16-21 centuries), from Greek harpyia 'seizer']
literary a cruel woman
Harpy
a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with the head and upper body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird