英语词汇“griffin”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-英汉双解词典

单词	griffin
释义	Related topics: Mythologygrif·fin, gryphon /ˈɡrɪfən/ noun [countable] RMan imaginary animal that has a lion’s body and an eagle’s wings and head 〔神话中的〕狮身鹰首兽Examples from the Corpusgriffin• In the Silver Vessels Sanctuary at Knossos there was an ivory of a griffin biting a bull's leg.• And not just any old envelope, but a special luxury brand with a griffin watermark.• This was surmounted by a gilded griffin and bore a crudely painted canvas of hell's mouth.• In the felt and wooden ornaments we find the recurrent motif of the griffin.• The griffin also had a lust for treasure and hoarded caches in lofty mountain caves.Origin griffin (1200-1300) Old French grifon, from Latin gryphus, from Greek grypos “curved”grif·fin nounChineseSyllable an a body that imaginary an and lion’s animal has eagle’s Corpus
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