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A griffin is an imaginary animal from old stories: it has the body of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. People long ago pictured it as strong and proud, a guard of treasure and holy places. You will see it on old buildings, drawn on family shields, and used in fantasy books and games.
A griffin 獅鷲 is an imaginary animal from old stories 是古老故事裡的一種想像動物: it has the body of a lion 牠有獅子的身體, and the head and wings of an eagle 還有老鷹的頭跟翅膀。People long ago 古時候的人 pictured it as strong and proud 把牠想成強壯又高傲, a guard of treasure and holy places 是寶藏跟聖地的守護者。You will see it 你會看到牠 carved on old buildings 刻在古老的建築上, drawn on family shields 畫在家族盾徽上, and used in fantasy books and games 出現在奇幻小說跟遊戲裡
It is not a real animal, and it is not a dragon — a dragon is more like a giant lizard, often with fire.
It is not a real animal 牠不是真正的動物, and it is not a dragon 也不是龍 — a dragon is more like a giant lizard 龍比較像一隻巨大的蜥蜴, often with fire 通常還會噴火
In English you may also meet the spelling gryphon; that is the same creature, not a different one.
In English 在英文裡 you may also meet 你也可能會看到 the spelling gryphon 拼法gryphon; that is the same creature 那是同一種生物, not a different one 不是另一種
Some people have Griffin as a last name. That is just a name. It does not mean the person is a bird-lion.
Some people 有些人 have Griffin as a last name 姓Griffin。That is just a name 那只是個名字。It does not mean 不代表 the person is a bird-lion 那個人是鳥獅
組成From Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Late Latin gryphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps).
原始詞典資料19 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。
Griffinname/ˈɡɹɪfɪn/
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An Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín
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A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
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A male given name from Welsh derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Gruffudd.
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A male given name from Cornish derived from Gryffyn, of relation to the Welsh name.
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rareA female given name.
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griffinnoun/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/
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A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
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A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
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An English variety of apple.
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datedA person who has just arrived from Europe.
- Tables were laid out in the palace, profusely covered with wines and refreshments, in the European style; old hands and griffins, fair sex and civilians, seemed all determined to enjoy themselves[…]
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A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
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A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.
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。