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单词 gorgon
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Gor•gon  (gôr′gən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
  2. (l.c.) a mean, ugly, or repulsive woman.
  • Greek Gorgó̄, der. of gorgós dreadful
  • Latin Gorgōn
  • 1350–1400; Middle English
Gor•go′ni•an (gôr gō′nē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Gorgon /ˈɡɔːɡən/ n
  1. any of three winged monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, who had live snakes for hair, huge teeth, and brazen claws
  2. (often not capital) informal a fierce or unpleasant woman
Etymology: via Latin Gorgō from Greek, from gorgos terrible
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