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[爱尔兰的] 妖精
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bansshee \Bans"shee\, Banshie \Ban"shie\, n. [Gael. bean-shith
fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic
Folklore)
A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the
approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or
singing in a mournful voice.
Banshee \Ban"shee\, Banshie \Ban"shie\, n. [Gael. bean-shith
fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.]
A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch
peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its
members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the
windows of the house.