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单词 lorelei
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lor•e•lei  (lôr′ə lī′; Ger. lō′rə lī′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
  2. a female given name.
  • German, variant of Lurlei, cliff overlooking the Rhine, thought to be the abode of a nymph

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lorelei /ˈlɒrəˌlaɪ/ n
  1. (in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Lurlei name of the rock; from a poem by Clemens Brentano (1778–1842)
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