valkyrie

IPA/ˈvælkəri/
KK[vˌælkˈirˌiə]IPA/ˈvælkəri/

valkyrie — 名詞

1. In old Norse stories, a female warrior figure who decided which fighters would d

1.名詞B2
釋義

女武神

北歐神話中奧丁的女戰士使者

In old Norse stories, a female warrior figure who decided which fighters would die in a battle and then led the souls of those chosen to Valhalla, the great hall of the dead ruled by the god Odin.

例句

João read about valkyries in a book of Norse myths and found them exciting.

João 在北歐神話書中讀到女武神的故事,覺得非常有趣。

read about + topic phrase for learning from a book

In the film, the valkyries flew across the sky on large white horses.

在那部電影中,女武神們騎著高大的白馬飛越天際。

prepositional phrase opener: 'In the film...'

常見搭配
  • ride across the sky
  • choose the slain
  • carry souls to Valhalla
  • serve Odin
  • a valkyrie's horse
同義詞
  • battle maiden

    a general poetic term for a female warrior; less specific than valkyrie which is tied to Norse mythology

  • shieldmaiden

    a human female warrior in Norse sagas, not a supernatural being like a valkyrie

  • chooser of the slain

    a literal translation of the Old Norse valkyrja; used in academic or poetic contexts

文法句型

Valkyrie (capitalised) as a proper name for the group

用法筆記

Often capitalised (Valkyrie) when referring to the twelve specific figures in Old Norse mythology; lower-case (valkyrie) is more common in general or metaphorical use, such as a female warrior in fiction or games.

常見錯誤

The angel carried the hero's soul to heaven.
The valkyrie carried the hero's soul to Valhalla.
valkyries are Norse mythological figures, not equivalent to angels in Abrahamic traditions.

同根字

  • valkyrian
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Valkyrie's song
  • Valkyrie mythology
  • valkyrie warrior
  • valkyrie figure

常用片語

  • ride across the sky
  • choose the slain
  • carry souls to Valhalla
  • fly over the battlefield