banshee
banshee
[banˈʃiː, ˈbanʃiː]
noun
[banˈʃiː, ˈbanʃiː]
noun
- (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house
（爱尔兰传说中以哀嚎通知家中有人死亡的）女鬼
the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee.
那个小女孩掉落冰淇淋后开始像女鬼似的号叫。
[as modifier]a horrible banshee wail.
恐怖的女鬼似哀号。
- late 17th cent.: from Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde 'woman of the fairies'
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