中文翻译与英英解释 | n. 〔苏格兰语〕 (传说中能诱人自溺的)马形水怪。
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| an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
| | (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders 同义词:kelpy,
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The kelpie is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland; the name may be from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach or colpach "heifer, colt".Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. |
例句与用法 | 1. | Lockhart once gave hagrid unsolicited advice on how to get kelpies out of a well ( cs7 ) 洛哈特曾经主动去指点海格怎样驱逐井里的马形水怪(密室,第7章) 。
| | 2. | The world ' s biggest and most famous kelpie is the loch ness monster , although it is often mistaken for a sea serpent ( fb ) 世界上体积最大,最出名的马形水怪是尼斯湖怪,只是常被误认为是海蛇(神奇动物) 。
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