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单词 lycanthrope
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Definition of lycanthrope in English:

lycanthrope

noun ˈlʌɪk(ə)nˌθrəʊpˈlaɪkənˌθroʊp
  • A werewolf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was crouched, waiting, next to another Elf and a hawk lycanthrope as other Elves moved across bridges, in and out of trees, all hooded with their weapons concealed.
    • He had explained that he did this so people could protect themselves against lycanthropes, since the metal hurt the ‘creatures.’
    • Things eventually settle down and we learn that our hero is a vampire by the name of Selene, who has devoted her unlife to destroying lycanthropes.
    • There are other tales, too - of giants, lycanthropes, armed robberies that don't go as planned, secret missions, Siamese twins, and fishing expeditions.
    • Daemon stood up inspecting the dead lycanthrope with some interest.
    • Villagers, of course, will be trying to ferret out the lycanthropes, while the Werewolves will be endeavoring to cast suspicion on the innocent.
    • The prospect of war arising with the Elves and lycanthropes wasn't very appealing.
    • Well, I've spent most of the day fixated on the online lycanthrope community looking for inspiration for my full moon working on the 10th.
    • ‘Greetings and salutations, fellow lycanthropes,’ Red called from the forest, before Olive could respond.
    • Briggs killed Elves and lycanthropes; he deflected arrows from above with his shield; and he heightened his troops' morale.
    • The lycanthropes gave little care about their uniforms, their clothing splitting as their bodies altered, enlarging and shifting to their other forms.
    • All lycanthropes smell like wet dog to a vampire.
    • Building on the basis of both truth and legend, Universal added the lycanthrope to their pantheon of monster characters way back in 1913 with the silent film, The Werewolf.
    • This early conception of the lycanthrope as a victim of heredity left the monster in a morally ambiguous position.
    • She smells like a lycanthrope, a werewolf most likely.
    • One of the furry demons in particular, a lycanthrope who had been trained in the arcane arts, was slaughtering Knights.
    • She could see Daemon in the tree still taking out lycanthropes with an expert shot.
    • Though I don't believe in such creatures as lycanthropes and other creatures from the horror movies I do enjoy a good book about one from time to time.
    • After she was first created she spent her time doing investigations on shape shifters and the lycanthropes, or werewolves.
    • We all just hate humans, or we don't care, or if we're lycanthropes we just eat them.

Origin

Early 17th century: from modern Latin lycanthropus, from Greek lukanthrōpos 'wolf man' (see lycanthropy).

 
 

Definition of lycanthrope in US English:

lycanthrope

nounˈlīkənˌTHrōpˈlaɪkənˌθroʊp
  • A werewolf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, I've spent most of the day fixated on the online lycanthrope community looking for inspiration for my full moon working on the 10th.
    • She could see Daemon in the tree still taking out lycanthropes with an expert shot.
    • Though I don't believe in such creatures as lycanthropes and other creatures from the horror movies I do enjoy a good book about one from time to time.
    • The lycanthropes gave little care about their uniforms, their clothing splitting as their bodies altered, enlarging and shifting to their other forms.
    • After she was first created she spent her time doing investigations on shape shifters and the lycanthropes, or werewolves.
    • All lycanthropes smell like wet dog to a vampire.
    • One of the furry demons in particular, a lycanthrope who had been trained in the arcane arts, was slaughtering Knights.
    • There are other tales, too - of giants, lycanthropes, armed robberies that don't go as planned, secret missions, Siamese twins, and fishing expeditions.
    • Villagers, of course, will be trying to ferret out the lycanthropes, while the Werewolves will be endeavoring to cast suspicion on the innocent.
    • Daemon stood up inspecting the dead lycanthrope with some interest.
    • Things eventually settle down and we learn that our hero is a vampire by the name of Selene, who has devoted her unlife to destroying lycanthropes.
    • Building on the basis of both truth and legend, Universal added the lycanthrope to their pantheon of monster characters way back in 1913 with the silent film, The Werewolf.
    • We all just hate humans, or we don't care, or if we're lycanthropes we just eat them.
    • She was crouched, waiting, next to another Elf and a hawk lycanthrope as other Elves moved across bridges, in and out of trees, all hooded with their weapons concealed.
    • ‘Greetings and salutations, fellow lycanthropes,’ Red called from the forest, before Olive could respond.
    • He had explained that he did this so people could protect themselves against lycanthropes, since the metal hurt the ‘creatures.’
    • The prospect of war arising with the Elves and lycanthropes wasn't very appealing.
    • This early conception of the lycanthrope as a victim of heredity left the monster in a morally ambiguous position.
    • She smells like a lycanthrope, a werewolf most likely.
    • Briggs killed Elves and lycanthropes; he deflected arrows from above with his shield; and he heightened his troops' morale.

Origin

Early 17th century: from modern Latin lycanthropus, from Greek lukanthrōpos ‘wolf man’ (see lycanthropy).

 
 
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