salamander

salamander
[ˈsaləˌmandə]
noun

a newt-like amphibian that typically has bright markings, once thought able to endure fire
蝾螈
Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species, including the fire salamander
有尾目： 4科，尤指蝾螈科，众多种，包括耐火蝾螈
a mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects
火蜥蜴，火蛇
■an elemental spirit living in fire
火精，火怪
a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it
（加热后置于食物上方烘烤至褐色的）烤板
(archaic)a red-hot iron or poker
(古)拨火棒；引火棒

派生
salamandrine
[-ˈmandrɪn]
adjective
语源

Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent

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