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

　

单词	banshee
释义	Trends of banshee View usage for: banshee (bænʃiː) Word forms: plural banshees countable noun In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die. banshee in British English (ˈbænʃiː, bænˈʃiː) noun (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death Word origin C18: from Irish Gaelic bean sídhe, literally: woman of the fairy mound banshee in American English (ˈbænʃi) or ˈbanshie (ˈbænʃi) noun Celtic Mythology a female spirit believed to wail outside a house as a warning that a death will occur soon in the family Word origin Ir bean sidhe < bean, woman (see gyno-) + sith, fairy Examples of 'banshee' in a sentence banshee The wind was howling between the trees, the sound sometimes rising to a banshee wail, sometimes falling to a moan. Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2002) Flinging herself on the sofa, wailing like a banshee ,' Maggie laughed. Sue Welfare FALLEN WOMEN (2002) Right as we got to the top near the exit door, Maggie let loose a banshee yell and fell backwards down the stairs. Shell, Ray ICED (2002) Now he was going to have to pay the price, and the last thing he wanted to hear at eight in the morning was a screaming banshee. Susan Elizabeth Phillips NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (2002)
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