英:[ˈvæmpaɪə(r)]
美:[ˈvæmˌpaɪr]
英:[ˈvæmpaɪə(r)]
美:[ˈvæmˌpaɪr]
vam·pire
vaem paIr
复数:vampires
vampiric (adj.), vampirish (adj.)
词根:vampire
n.vampirism 相信吸血鬼存在的迷信;勒索钱财;勾引
noun
a legendary being, often said to be a revived corpse, that preys on people in order to suck out their blood.
one who preys upon or exploits others, esp. a woman who seduces men in order to exploit them; vamp.
any of various bats native to Central and South America, some species of which feed on the blood of various vertebrates.
vampire bat吸血蝙蝠;勾引并导致男人毁灭的女人;吮吸膏血者
这是一个关于夜间离开墓地,通过吸取睡眠中的生者的温暖血液来维持生命迹象的人形幽灵,1732年, vampyre,源自法语 vampire(18世纪)或德语 Vampir(1732年,与英语词汇在描述匈牙利吸血鬼的账户中首次出现),来自匈牙利语 vampir,源自古教会斯拉夫语 ǫpiri, ǫpyri(也是塞尔维亚语 vampir,保加利亚语 vapir,乌克兰语 uper 的来源),斯拉夫语言学家 Franc Miklošič认为其最终源自喀山鞑靼语的 ubyr "witch",但在这个语言领域的专家 Max Vasmer 认为在语音上这是有疑问的。
这种东欧生物在19世纪末的英语哥特小说中流行起来,然而早在1196年,就有零星的英语记载描述夜行、血液充盈、传播瘟疫的不死尸体。"掠夺他人者"的比喻意义始于1741年。1774年,法国生物学家布冯将其应用于南美洲的一种吸血蝙蝠。相关词汇: Vampiric。
MR. D'Anvers 讲述了他关于一种在新闻报纸上提到的特殊现象的对话, March 的最后, viz. 在 Medreyga 村庄的 Hungary,某些 dead Bodies(在那里被称为 Vampyres)通过吸取所有的血液杀死了几个人:那个 Arnold Paul,一个海杜克人,在他死后杀死了四个人,他的尸体在40天后被挖出,鼻子、嘴和耳朵都在流血:按照习俗,他们在他的心脏上插入一根木桩,他发出可怕的呻吟,并失去了大量的血。所有被 Vampyres 折磨或杀死的人,在他们死后都会变成 Vampyres。[伦敦日报,1732年5月20日,引述于1732年5月的每周散文]
这个故事在这个时期的传播可能可以追溯到1732年出版的一本小册子,其标题页上写着: Dissertationem De Hominibus Post Mortem Sanguisugis, Vulgo Sic Dictis Vampyren, Auctoritate Inclyti Philosophorum Ordinis, Publico Eruditorum Examini Die XXX. Aug. An. MDCCXXXII. Submittent M. Io. Christophorus Pohlius, Lignicens. Silesius Et Io. Gottlob Hertelius, Philos. Et Med. Stud.
吸血蝙蝠:新热带区的蝙蝠,属于叶口蝠属(Desmodus)或小吸血蝠属(Diphylla)
borrowed from French, borrowed from German Vampir, borrowed from Serbian vampir
The first known use of vampire was in 1732
vandalnoun
capitalized a member of a Germanic people overrunning Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries a.d.
a person who destroys or damages property on purpose
vanadiumnoun
a grayish metallic element found combined in minerals and used especially to form alloys (as of steel) see element
van1 of 2noun
vanguard
van2 of 2noun
a usually closed wagon or truck for transporting goods or animals
an enclosed motor vehicle shaped like a box that is used for a variety of purposes and has rear or side doors and side panels often with windows
vampirenoun
the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
vampire bat
vampirenoun
the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
vampire bat
vampirenoun
vampire bat
1 “She means vampire, not seaweed, but it doesn’t matter. It’s too warm to be particular about one’s parts of speech,” murmured Jo.
2 If Billy had had to guess as to the source, he would have said that there was a vampire bat hanging upside down on the wall behind him.
3 His eyes were closed but he’d stopped sleeping in his vampire pose, with his hands folded over his chest.
4 “I like him, Nic. Like the vampire in the movie, the good one. I love vampires.”
5 Up at the very top of the shed was the biggest vampire bat you’d ever see!
6 On the back he wrote, Sparkly vampires rule.
7 Harry managed to shake Neville off at the Fat Lady by telling him the password, then pretending he’d left his vampire essay in the library and doubling back.
8 Plus, I thought it would be cool to grind my nails down to sharp points and look like a vampire.
9 regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
10 “Why are you standing around like vampire bait?”
11 Do the cross and the vampire animated cartoon have a number to assemble?
十字架与吸血鬼动画片有多少集?
12 “Mrs. Eaton is really a vampire, you know,” I say slowly.
13 She’s beautiful the way a vampire would be, with red lips, a cold stare, and dark circles under her eyes.
14 “We sometimes go together. Because I’m a vampire too.”
15 Thinking about becoming a vampire?
想成为吸血鬼?
16 It worked better than a cross keeping away a vampire.
17 Leon: Why is a vampire locked away here?
利: 为什么一个吸血鬼会被囚禁在此?
18 They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a hag — never been the same since.
19 Then they were attacked by a gaggle of vampires, led by a cheerleader Annabeth had killed two years ago.
20 Otto recalled a similar cry from the mailman, Mr. Reynolds, when Dr. Medina’s hospital lost track of its one and only vampire bat and it bit him on the neck.
1 榨取者
2 敲诈勒索者
3 活板门
7 剥削者