gargoyle
gargoyle 英 [ˈgɑ:gɔɪl] 美 [ˈgɑrgɔɪl]
n. 滴水嘴
名词复数:gargoyles
- Gargoyle is a fearsome word for a monster. Fortunately, it's not a real monster. It's a grotesque carved beast sticking out from the gutter of a building, especially in Gothic architecture.
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- n. 滴水嘴
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1. I asked myself, “What the heck am I doing carrying this gargoyle around?
我自言自语：“我干嘛要随身携带个滴水嘴兽雕像？”
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2. It started off as a regular dream, and then at some point I realized I was carrying a gargoyle, which seemed odd to me.
它始于一个普通的梦境，然后我发现我搬着一个滴水嘴兽雕像，这对我来说很诡异。
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3. Maybe I should ask the gargoyle. He doesn’t seem to speak English.
也许我该问问这个滴水嘴兽，看样子他不说英语。
- gargoyle (n.) "grotesque carved waterspout," connected to the gutter of a building to throw down water clear of the wall, common in 13c.-16c. buildings; late 13c., gargoile, also garguile, gargule, etc., "carved mouth of a rain spout, a gargoyle," from Old French gargole, gargoule "throat;" also "carved downspout," in the form of a serpent or some other fanciful shape, also from Medieval Latin gargola, gargulio (see gargle (v.)). "An archaic spelling, retained in books; better gargoil or, in more modern form gargel" [Century Dictionary].
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