Definition of lamia in English:

lamia

nounPlural lamias, Plural lamiae ˈleɪmɪəˈleɪmiə

A mythical monster supposed to have the body of a woman, and to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children.
（传说中食人肉吸儿童血的）女妖魔
Example sentencesExamples
- We lamia were not supposed to fall in love with humans, but I was willing to break every existing rule for her.
- Leinweber discusses the development of beliefs about sorcerers and female vampires (lamiae) in Greek and Roman texts through Apuleius and shows how they prefigured modern witchcraft and vampire legends.
- Another explores the death of Mozart and Van Gogh as the result of haunting by lamia.
- This has obvious parallels with the striges and lamiae of classical myth and belief.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek, denoting a carnivorous fish or mythical monster.

Definition of lamia in US English:

lamia

nounˈleɪmiəˈlāmēə

A mythical monster, with the body of a woman or with the head and breasts of a woman and the body of a snake, said to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children.
（传说中食人肉吸儿童血的）女妖魔
Example sentencesExamples
- Another explores the death of Mozart and Van Gogh as the result of haunting by lamia.
- We lamia were not supposed to fall in love with humans, but I was willing to break every existing rule for her.
- This has obvious parallels with the striges and lamiae of classical myth and belief.
- Leinweber discusses the development of beliefs about sorcerers and female vampires (lamiae) in Greek and Roman texts through Apuleius and shows how they prefigured modern witchcraft and vampire legends.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek, denoting a carnivorous fish or mythical monster.

单词	lamia
释义	Definition of lamia in English: lamia nounPlural lamias, Plural lamiae ˈleɪmɪəˈleɪmiə A mythical monster supposed to have the body of a woman, and to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children. （传说中食人肉吸儿童血的）女妖魔 Example sentencesExamples We lamia were not supposed to fall in love with humans, but I was willing to break every existing rule for her. Leinweber discusses the development of beliefs about sorcerers and female vampires (lamiae) in Greek and Roman texts through Apuleius and shows how they prefigured modern witchcraft and vampire legends. Another explores the death of Mozart and Van Gogh as the result of haunting by lamia. This has obvious parallels with the striges and lamiae of classical myth and belief. Origin Via Latin from Greek, denoting a carnivorous fish or mythical monster. Definition of lamia in US English: lamia nounˈleɪmiəˈlāmēə A mythical monster, with the body of a woman or with the head and breasts of a woman and the body of a snake, said to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children. （传说中食人肉吸儿童血的）女妖魔 Example sentencesExamples Another explores the death of Mozart and Van Gogh as the result of haunting by lamia. We lamia were not supposed to fall in love with humans, but I was willing to break every existing rule for her. This has obvious parallels with the striges and lamiae of classical myth and belief. Leinweber discusses the development of beliefs about sorcerers and female vampires (lamiae) in Greek and Roman texts through Apuleius and shows how they prefigured modern witchcraft and vampire legends. Origin Via Latin from Greek, denoting a carnivorous fish or mythical monster.
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