wyvern

/ˈwī-vərn/ (ame, mw)

wyvern — 名詞

1. a dragon-like creature from medieval European legend, shown with two legs, wings

1.名詞C2
釋義

雙足飛龍

中世紀傳說中只有兩條腿的飛龍

a dragon-like creature from medieval European legend, shown with two legs, wings, and a snake's tail, often used on coats of arms

例句

The old castle gate had a wyvern carved into the stone above the entrance.

古城堡的大門上方,石頭上刻著一隻雙足飛龍。

heraldic context: wyvern carved above an entrance

Mei showed the class a drawing of a green wyvern breathing fire over a tower.

Mei 向全班展示了一幅畫,畫中一隻綠色的雙足飛龍正對著一座塔噴火。

mythological attribute: wyvern breathing fire

常見錯誤

The dragon on the flag has two legs.
The wyvern on the flag has two legs.
💡dragons in European heraldry have four legs; a two-legged winged creature is a wyvern.