salamander
/ˈsæləˌmændə(r)/noun
1
- a newt-like amphibian that typically has bright markings, once thought able to endure fire蝾螈。
1.1
- Order Urodela: four families, in particular Salamandridae, and numerous species, including the fire salamander.有尾目：4科, 尤指蝾螈科, 众多种, 包括耐火蝾螈。
2
- a mythical lizard-like creature said to live in fire or to be able to withstand its effects火蜥蜴, 火蛇。
2.1
- an elemental spirit living in fire火精, 火怪。
3
- a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it（加热后置于食物上方烘烤至褐色的）烤板。
4
- archaic a red-hot iron or poker〈古〉拨火棒; 引火棒。
派生词
salamandrine
/ˌsæləˈmændrɪn/ adjective词源
Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French salamandre, via Latin from Greek salamandra. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent.