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lamia

/ley-mee-uh/US // ˈleɪ mi ə //UK // (ˈleɪmɪə) //

拉米亚,拉米娅,岚山

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural la·mi·as, la·mi·ae [ley-mee-ee] /ˈleɪ miˌi/ for 1, 2.

    • : Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
    • : a vampire; a female demon.
    • : a narrative poem by John Keats.

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Examples

  • “The uprising has been a big challenge for us…really, the situation is awful,” said Lamia Assem, director of marketing.

  • The chief prey of the Lamia was, it appears, members of the human species, preferably males.

  • Harkaman was intending to use her for retraining of all the Lamia and Space Scourge officers, and rotated them back and forth.

  • Maybe it would be for the Lamia, but we have a three-ship fleet and a planetary base to meet expenses on.

  • Another Beowulf ship blew up, a craft about the size of Spasso's Lamia.

  • Indeed the passion of Demetrius for Lamia caused not only his wives but his friends to dislike her and be jealous of her.