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单词 serpents
释义

serpent

noun

ser·​pent ˈsər-pənt How to pronounce serpent (audio)
1
a
archaic : a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings
b
: snake
2
: devil sense 1
3
: a treacherous person

Synonyms

  • snake
  • viper
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Example Sentences

an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl beware the temptations of the serpent
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin serpent-, serpens, from present participle of serpere to creep; akin to Greek herpein to creep, Sanskrit sarpati he creeps

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

serpent

noun

ser·​pent ˈsər-pənt How to pronounce serpent (audio)
: a usually large snake

serpents

noun

plural of serpent
1
as in snakes
a limbless reptile with a long body an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • snakes
  • vipers
  • cobras
  • pythons
  • boas
  • rattlesnakes
  • asps
  • adders
  • copperheads
  • kraits
  • anacondas
  • constrictors
  • taipans
  • mambas
  • racers
  • moccasins
  • sea serpents
  • bushmasters
  • water snakes
  • garter snakes
  • sea snakes
  • coral snakes
  • gopher snakes
  • bull snakes
  • pit vipers
  • green snakes
  • worm snakes
  • rat snakes
  • sidewinders
  • milk snakes
  • king cobras
  • indigo snakes
  • blue racers
  • black racers
  • pine snakes
  • king snakes
  • fer-de-lance
  • hognose snakes
  • chicken snakes
  • horned vipers
  • diamondback rattlesnakes
  • water moccasins
  • puff adders
  • cottonmouth moccasins
  • blacksnakes
2
as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance a serpent in their midst had betrayed the revolutionaries to the authorities

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • traitors
  • snakes
  • betrayers
  • backstabbers
  • quislings
  • turncoats
  • apostates
  • Judases
  • double-crossers
  • double-dealers
  • subversives
  • renegades
  • subverters
  • collaborators
  • conspirators
  • recreants
  • intriguers
  • informers
  • informants
  • schemers
  • collaborationists
  • sellouts
  • plotters
  • coconspirators
  • deserters
  • defectors
  • tattlers
  • gossips
  • talkers
  • gossipers
  • accommodationists
  • co-conspirators
  • rats
  • tattletales
  • snitches
  • gossipmongers
  • squealers
  • rumormongers
  • stool pigeons
  • blabbermouths
  • snitchers
  • talebearers
  • telltales
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