mermaid

IPA/ˈmɜːmeɪd/
KK[mˈɚmˌed]IPA/ˈmɜːrmeɪd/

mermaid — 名詞

  • mermaidsingular
  • mermaidsplural

1. a mythical being from stories that has a woman's upper body and a fish's tail fo

1.名詞A2
釋義

美人魚

上半身為女性、下半身為魚尾的神話生物

a mythical being from stories that has a woman's upper body and a fish's tail for legs, living in the sea

例句

Mei-Lin drew a mermaid with long red hair and a green tail for art class.

Mei-Lin 在美術課畫了一條有紅色長髮和綠色尾巴的美人魚。

mermaid + physical description

In the fairy tale, a young mermaid rescued the sailor and wished to become human.

在童話故事中,一位年輕的美人魚救了水手,並希望變成人類。

fairy tale narrative: mermaid + magical transformation

同義詞
  • siren

    in Greek mythology, sirens lured sailors to their deaths with song — mermaids in modern stories are usually gentler and kinder