viper
/ˈvaɪpə(r)/noun
1- a venomous snake with large hinged fangs, typically having a broad head and stout body, with dark patterns on a lighter background蝰蛇。
1.1
- Family Viperidae: numerous genera and species.蝰科：众多属, 众多种。参见
PIT VIPER, ADDER1 .
1.2
- a spiteful or treacherous person险恶的人; 背信弃义的人。
短语
viper in one's bosom
- a person who betrays those who have helped them怀中的毒蛇, 忘恩负义的人。
派生词
viperine
/-raɪn/ adjectiveviperish
adjectiveviperous
adjective词源
early 16th cent.: from French vipère or Latin vipera, from vivus 'alive' + parere 'bring forth'.