| 词汇 | serpent |
| 释义 | serpent noun[ C ] old useuk /ˈsɜː.pənt/ us /ˈsɝː.pənt/ a snake蛇 Reptile & amphibian names adder alligator amphibia amphibian anaconda chameleon cobra constrictor crocodile frog lizard loggerhead mamba monitor lizard newt slowworm snake snakily spring peeper terrapin serpent | American Dictionaryserpent noun[ C ] us/ˈsɜr·pənt/ a snake Examples of serpentserpent The foamy wavelets curled up to her white feet, and coiled like serpents about her ankles. The figure with the serpent-turban is prominent in those scenes to the left of center. These idols wore thick gold serpents, and for necklaces some ten or twelve human hear ts made of gold. In cer tain examples, the serpents differ iconographically. The chants include improvised organ interludes, and a serpent is used both to accompany the singers and to ornament the chant. One is a mythological bird with the head of a feathered serpent in the wing. When the sailor is rescued, the serpent presents him with many gifts to take back with him. The movement withers into silence, having 'eaten itself ' like the mythical serpent. In addition to this being, earspool breath elements can also appear as serpent heads. Decoration on each serpent temple depicts mythological scenes signifying creation events and warning of inevitable cosmic destruction. He faces a seated figure, possibly bearded, wearing the twin heron-feather headdress and from behind whom a feathered serpent rises. The serpents disentangle and go off in different directions. As cardinal places, the five serpent temples defined the boundaries of the most sacred space. At the base of the cross-section of a temple lies the open mouth of a serpent, symbolizing a cave, flowing with blood and water. Both pyramids originally had a nor th-facing temple with twin columns in the form of feathered serpents. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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