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mermaid n.美人鱼 (1) 你看过关于美人鱼的故事吗？(2) 小美人鱼把王子带到岸边。(3) 小美人鱼很快地潜入水里。 Mermaids appear in folklore from around the world, from the ancient Greek sirens who were said to lure sailors to a watery death, to the Mami Wata water spirits from African mythology. The Disney version of mermaids comes from the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Little Mermaid," about a mermaid who trades her life in the sea for love with a human. Mermaid means "maid of the sea," from mere, "sea" in Middle English.

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英 ['mɜːmeɪd] 美 ['mɜːrmeɪd] (1) Have you read the story of mermaids?(2) The little mermaid took the prince to shore.(3) Quickly, the little mermaid dived under the water. If you see a beautiful woman with a fish tale instead of legs, you can call that woman a mermaid — a mythical creature that lives in the ocean. If you're looking to avoid buying shoes for your whole life, become a mermaid. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](童话和传说中的)美人鱼 In fairy stories and legends, a mermaid is a woman with a fish's tail instead of legs, who lives in the sea.

英语单词	mermaid
英美音标	英 ['mɜːmeɪd] 美 ['mɜːrmeɪd]
中文释义	n.美人鱼
英语例句	(1) Have you read the story of mermaids? (2) The little mermaid took the prince to shore. (3) Quickly, the little mermaid dived under the water.
中文例句	(1) 你看过关于美人鱼的故事吗？ (2) 小美人鱼把王子带到岸边。 (3) 小美人鱼很快地潜入水里。
vocabulary简明	If you see a beautiful woman with a fish tale instead of legs, you can call that woman a mermaid — a mythical creature that lives in the ocean. If you're looking to avoid buying shoes for your whole life, become a mermaid.
vocabulary扩展	Mermaids appear in folklore from around the world, from the ancient Greek sirens who were said to lure sailors to a watery death, to the Mami Wata water spirits from African mythology. The Disney version of mermaids comes from the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Little Mermaid," about a mermaid who trades her life in the sea for love with a human. Mermaid means "maid of the sea," from mere, "sea" in Middle English.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](童话和传说中的)美人鱼 In fairy stories and legends, a mermaid is a woman with a fish's tail instead of legs, who lives in the sea.

Mermaid Woman Story Legs Lives 英 Mɜːmeɪd] 美 Mɜːrmeɪd