kelpie

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
〔苏格兰语〕 (传说中能诱人自溺的)马形水怪。

an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
同义词：kelpy,

The kelpie is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland; the name may be from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach or colpach "heifer, colt".Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed.

例句与用法

Lockhart once gave hagrid unsolicited advice on how to get kelpies out of a well ( cs7 )
洛哈特曾经主动去指点海格怎样驱逐井里的马形水怪（密室，第7章） 。

The world ' s biggest and most famous kelpie is the loch ness monster , although it is often mistaken for a sea serpent ( fb )
世界上体积最大，最出名的马形水怪是尼斯湖怪，只是常被误认为是海蛇（神奇动物） 。