siren

siren
noun

a device that makes a loud prolonged signal or warning sound
汽笛；警报器
ambulance sirens.
救护车警报器。
(Greek Mythology)each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks
(希腊神话)塞壬（女海妖或长翼怪物，其歌声诱使丧失警惕的航海员触礁）
■a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way
妖妇，妖艳而危险的女人
an eel-like American amphibian with tiny forelimbs, no hindlimbs, small eyes, and external gills, typically living in muddy pools
鳗螈
Family Sirenidae: genera Siren and Pseudobranchus, and three species, including the greater siren (S. lacertina)
鳗螈科：鳗螈属和拟鳗螈属，3种，包括大鳗螈（拉丁名S. lacertina）

常用词组
siren song (或 call)

used in reference to the appeal of something that is alluring but also potentially harmful or dangerous
诱人的歌声（用来具潜在危害或危险之物的诱人之处）
a mountaineer who hears the siren song of K2.
听到乔戈里峰怪叫声的登山运动员。

语源

Middle English (denoting an imaginary type of snake): from Old French sirene, from late Latin Sirena, feminine of Latin Siren, from Greek Seirēn

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