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cockatricen. basilisk,fabulous reptile,having thebody of a serpent and the head of a cock,who wassaid to have so evil an eye as to kill by its look传说中的一种鸡头蛇身的怪物,其目光毒恶,可以致人死命;怪蛇。 △Tw.3.4.218(195):“they will kill one another by thelook,like cockatrices.”像两条怪蛇,他们一照面,两个人都要吓死。 △Rom.3.2.47:“the death-darting eye ofcocka trice.”鸡头蛇的那种能投射出死亡的眼睛。 △R.Ⅲ.4.1.54:“A cockatrice hast thou hatched to the worldwhose unavoided eye is murderous.”你为世界孵育出了一条妖蛇,它那令人无法逃避的眼睛就能杀人。 |