| 释义 |
cer·ber·us
\ˈsərb(ə)rəs, ˈsə̄b-\ noun
(plural cerberuses \-rəsə̇z\ ; or cer·beri \-bəˌrī\)
Etymology: Latin Cerberus, three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades, from Greek Kerberos; akin to Sanskrit śabara, śabala spotted (used as name of one of the two dogs of Yama, god of the dead)
1. sometimes capitalized : watchdog, gatekeeper, custodian
2. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : a genus of East Indian water snakes (family Homalopsidae) related to and sometimes including Hurria |