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serpent/ˈsɜ:p(ə)nt/n. 1 usu. literary a scaly limbless reptile; a snake [通常文学用语]蛇；毒蛇 2 a sly or treacherous person, esp. one who exploits a position of trust to betray it 奸诈的人；(尤指)阴险毒辣的人 3 Mus. an old bass wind instrument made from leather-covered wood, roughly in the form of an S 【音】蛇形号(一种古老的 S 形低音木管乐器) 4 (作 the Serpent) Bibl. Satan (see Gen. 3, Rev. 20) 【圣经】撒旦(见《创世纪》第 3 章；《启示录》第 20 章) [Middle English via Old French from Latin serpens -entis, part. of serpere ‘creep’] |