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单词

griffin

读音
ˈɡrɪfɪn
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英式
词根

* "Griffin"这个单词并没有词根,它来自中古英语的"gryphon",源于拉丁语"gryphus",意为鹫狮,又源自希腊语的"gryps",意为弯曲的,弯曲的鸟。

释义

n. 格里芬(姓氏);希腊神话中半狮半鹫的怪兽 [ 复数 griffins ]

例句

Mr. Griffin gave a regretful smile.
格里芬先生遗憾地笑了笑。
Mr. Griffin jerked forward in his chair.
格里芬先生在椅子上猛地向前一动。
Blum flipped past an evocative sandstone carving of a child and a pelican, then admired a griffin plaque.
勃鲁姆翻过一块令人心驰神往的砂岩,上面雕刻着一个孩子和一只鹈鹕,然后欣赏着一块狮鹫饰板。

强化记忆

* "Griffin" 可以理解为 "grip + fin",让你想象一个用鹰爪"攥住"了"鱼鳍"的奇特生物的形象,这样可以更容易记住这个单词的意思。

看视频学发音
Matthew Paris summarized a scandal of his day,in which the Welsh prince Griffinplummeted to his death from the tower of London.
It was 1997,and I was the new boss of Griffin's Foods,an iconic cookie and snacks company in New Zealand.
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