harpy
/ˈhɑːpɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- Greek & Roman Mythology a rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face【希腊罗马神话】哈比(贪婪怪物, 头和身躯似女人, 有翼及爪似鸟, 或被描述为一有女人脸的猛禽)。
1.1
- a grasping, unscrupulous woman贪婪恶妇。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin harpyia, from Greek harpuiai 'snatchers'.