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词汇 griffin
释义 griffin
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/ us /ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/(alsogriffon, gryphon, uk /ˈɡrɪf.ən/ us /ˈɡrɪf.ən/)
an imaginary creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion: (神话中的)狮身鹰首翼兽
Two bronze griffins guard the main gates.
There are superb moulded plaster ceilings depicting fleurs de lis, griffons, owls, and rams.
The goddess is depicted riding on a gryphon.
 
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In 1878 the original gateway was replaced by a statue of a griffin.
The show includes a sea creature that breathes fire and a goddess flying in on a griffin.
He rides on a huge chariot which carries the sacred altar surmounted by a huge statue of a griffon.
The cast of the tale includes dwarfs, centaurs, minotaurs, wonderful flying gryphons and intrepid fighting mice.
Her "mythological series" offers a menagerie of creatures taken from legends and lore, such as the gryphon, the cockatrice, and the makara.
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Examples of griffin


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Griffin painstakingly summons up appropriate textual evidence to support her readings, making clear links to broader socio-political contexts and sociological accounts of diasporic experiences.
Griffin is careful to argue that these three environments were not necessarily discrete, each with its own unique cultural patterns.
Griffin focuses on this interaction between popular recreation and space in three types of community.
Griffin agreed that the uncertainties of life that are critical for survival are the things that will most require conscious attention.
Griffin placed uncertainty, survival, and consciousness in an ecological framework.
Griffin also outlines an argument from religious experience.
Griffin's suggestion is based on the idea that weak superiority between valuable objects is a more plausible condition than superiority.
Griffin admits that he has provided no argument to show that the zone must be narrow.
Griffin then sketches a new argument in favour of a narrow intermediate zone, beginning with a single value such as enjoyment.
Griffin contributed lovely examples of the perceptual uncertainties that animals face.
Griffin thinks that such incomparability constitutes a threat to practical rationality, and he clearly does not think that parity constitutes a similar problem.
Griffin's discussion of these issues is clear and useful, engaging with several recent works.
Griffin assumes that the zone must be narrow.
Griffin challenges this dogma, expressing misgivings about the supervenience thesis.
Griffin echoed this point by suggesting that simple perceptual consciousness is a core function of nervous systems.
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