serpent

serpent
noun
  1. (chiefly poetic/literary)a large snake
    (主诗/文)巨蛇
    ■(the Serpent)a biblical name for Satan (see Gen. 3, Rev. 20)
    (圣经)撒旦
    ■a dragon or other mythical snake-like reptile
    龙,似蛇的爬行动物
    ■(figurative)a sly or treacherous person, especially one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it
    (喻)奸诈狡猾的人
  2. (historical)a bass wind instrument made of leather-covered wood in three U-shaped turns, with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and few keys. It was played in military and church bands from the 17th to 19th centuries
    (史)蛇形管,蛇形号
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- 'creeping', from the verb serpere
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