释义 |
hellkite in British English (ˈhɛlˌkaɪt) noun obsolete a cruel or fierce person hellkite in American English (ˈhɛlˌkaɪt) noun a fiendish, cruel, pitiless person Word origin hell + kite (the bird) hellkite in American English (ˈhelˌkait) nounarchaic a fiendishly cruel and wicked person Word origin [1595–1605; hell + kite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, option, slur, toss, zero |