英语词汇“serpent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ser•pent n. [countable]

Reptilesa snake.
a sneaky, dishonest, or evil person.

ser•pent n.

Reptilesa snake.
a wily, treacherous, or malicious person.
Biblethe Devil;
Satan. Gen. 3:1–5.
a firework that burns with serpentine motion or flame.
Music and Dancean obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone. Cf. ophicleide.
(cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Serpens.

Latin serpent-, stem of serpēns; see Serpens
Middle French)
Middle English (1250–1300

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serpent /ˈsɜːpənt/ n

a literary or dialect word for snake
a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5)
a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person
an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl

单词	serpent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ser•pent /ˈsɜrpənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Reptilesa snake. a sneaky, dishonest, or evil person. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ser•pent (sûr′pənt),USA pronunciation n. Reptilesa snake. a wily, treacherous, or malicious person. Biblethe Devil; Satan. Gen. 3:1–5. a firework that burns with serpentine motion or flame. Music and Dancean obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone. Cf. ophicleide. (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Serpens. Latin serpent-, stem of serpēns; see Serpens Middle French) Middle English (1250–1300 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: serpent /ˈsɜːpənt/ n a literary or dialect word for snake a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5) a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl
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