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

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In Irish folklore, a bean sídhe (literally "woman of fairyland") was not a welcome guest. When she was seen combing her hair or heard wailing beneath a window, it was considered a sign that a family member was about to die. English speakers modified the mournful fairy's Irish name into the modern word banshee—a term we now most often use to evoke her woeful or terrible or earsplitting cry, as in "to scream like a banshee," or attributively, as in "a banshee wail."

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I heard someone wailing like a banshee.

Recent Examples on the Web This fiery banshee of an axe is my weapon of choice.

Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 12 July 2022 Docile until riled, Audi’s blistering banshee really gets up on its hind legs, capable of going toe-to-toe with just about anything made for real-world driving.

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, who details her evolution from a shy Jersey girl playing acoustic guitar at open mic nights into a howling banshee flinging herself recklessly across club stages.

Andrew Barker, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022 This bluesy banshee sounded like no other white man in rock and roll.

James Wood, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 This will break the spell of the banshee’s hold and allow the people to emerge from a victim mindset.

Thomas Lim, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 On Sunday, the airfield was a site of constant activity, with queues of dark-gray U.S. military transport aircraft and the banshee scream of Qatari Air Force Rafale jets streaking into the distance.

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021 She was accused of hitching her star to a white man, John Lennon, and of breaking up the Beatles — and, by proxy, undermining pop as a whole, its giddy sanctity endangered by this wailing banshee.

New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 It's rated at 195 horsepower, and that power comes at a banshee-screaming 8000 rpm—just 400 rpm short of the redline.

John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 12 May 2021 See More

单词	banshee
释义	banshee noun ban·shee ˈban-(ˌ)shē ban-ˈshē : a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die We heard someone screaming like a banshee. Did you know? In Irish folklore, a bean sídhe (literally "woman of fairyland") was not a welcome guest. When she was seen combing her hair or heard wailing beneath a window, it was considered a sign that a family member was about to die. English speakers modified the mournful fairy's Irish name into the modern word banshee—a term we now most often use to evoke her woeful or terrible or earsplitting cry, as in "to scream like a banshee," or attributively, as in "a banshee wail." Example Sentences I heard someone wailing like a banshee. Recent Examples on the Web This fiery banshee of an axe is my weapon of choice. Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 12 July 2022 Docile until riled, Audi’s blistering banshee really gets up on its hind legs, capable of going toe-to-toe with just about anything made for real-world driving. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, who details her evolution from a shy Jersey girl playing acoustic guitar at open mic nights into a howling banshee flinging herself recklessly across club stages. Andrew Barker, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022 This bluesy banshee sounded like no other white man in rock and roll. James Wood, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 This will break the spell of the banshee’s hold and allow the people to emerge from a victim mindset. Thomas Lim, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 On Sunday, the airfield was a site of constant activity, with queues of dark-gray U.S. military transport aircraft and the banshee scream of Qatari Air Force Rafale jets streaking into the distance. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021 She was accused of hitching her star to a white man, John Lennon, and of breaking up the Beatles — and, by proxy, undermining pop as a whole, its giddy sanctity endangered by this wailing banshee. New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 It's rated at 195 horsepower, and that power comes at a banshee-screaming 8000 rpm—just 400 rpm short of the redline. John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 12 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology Irish bean sídhe & Scottish Gaelic bean sìth, literally, woman of fairyland First Known Use 1771, in the meaning defined above banshee noun as in demon a female spirit in Irish and Scottish stories who cries loudly to warn people that someone is going to die soon claimed to have heard the terrifying wail of a banshee Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance demon phantom ghoul wraith ghost vampire apparition hag goblin nightmare devil spook poltergeist spirit specter phantasm monster imp spectre familiar incubus bugbear fantasm lamia fairy cacodemon pixie succubus familiar spirit shaitan ghoulie bogy vision bogey gnome troll fiend faerie genie bogie shadow gremlin genius pixy dwarf shade elf jinni jinn djinn ogre leprechaun faery fay sprite kobold djinni puck afreet brownie hobgoblin afrit Antonyms & Near Antonyms angel
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banshee

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