| 词汇 | siren |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1366, "sea nymph who by her singing lures sailors to their destruction," from O.Fr. sereine, from L.L. Sirena, from L. Siren, from Gk. Seiren ["Odyssey," xii.39 ff.], perhaps lit. "binder," from seira "cord, rope." Meaning "device that makes a warning sound" (on an ambulance, etc.) first recorded 1879, in reference to steamboats. Fig. sense of "one who sings sweetly and charms" is recorded from 1590. 词根记忆： n. 警报声,警报器The tiresome pirate sounded siren and let off fireworks.讨厌的海盗鸣汽笛放焰火. |
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