单词 | leprechaun |
释义 | leprechaun /lep"reuh kawn', -kon'/, n. Irish Folklore. 1. a dwarf or sprite. 2. a conventionalized literary representation of this figure as a little old man who will reveal the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him. [1595-1605; < Ir leipreachán, lucharachán, MIr luchrapán, lupra(c)cán, metathesized forms of OIr lúchorp(án), equiv. to lú- small + corp body ( < L corpus) + -án dim. suffix] |
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