单词 | serpent |
释义 | serpent n.   1. usu. literary. a a snake, esp. of a large kind. b a scaly limbless reptile.   2. a sly or treacherous person, esp. one who exploits a position of trust to betray it.   3. Mus. an old bass wind instrument made from leather-covered wood, roughly in the form of an S.   4. (the Serpent) Bibl. Satan (see Gen. 3, Rev. 20). Etymology: ME f. OF f. L serpens -entis part. of serpere creep |
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