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An asp is a small poisonous snake from North Africa. In English you meet it far more in old stories than at a zoo — especially the tale of the Egyptian queen who dies from a . People often picture a cobra, with a neck that spreads like a little shield. Though actually, writers have used asp for more than one North African viper, so the word is not one exact animal in everyday talk. It feels old and . A scientist today would usually give the snake’s real name instead. You may also see asp in Bible language and poems.
角蝰（北非小毒蛇；故事裡有時也指埃及眼鏡蛇）
組成From Greek aspis, which meant both “shield” and this snake (the cobra’s neck opens like a shield). It passed through Latin aspis and Old French aspe into Middle English aspe.
原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ASPname
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Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
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Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
aspnoun詞源 1/ɑːsp/
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archaicA water snake.
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A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
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The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
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An evil person; a snake.
- 'Two thousand years ago did thou and I and that Egyptian asp rest therein, but since then have I not set foot here, nor any man, and perchance it has fallen,' and, followed by the rest of us, she passed up a vast flight of broken and ruined steps into the outer court, and looked round into the gloom.
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A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
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The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
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The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
aspnoun詞源 2/ɑːsp/
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An aspen tree.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。