n.残酷贪婪的人，鹰身女妖

英文释义

n. A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.

n. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

n. The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).

n. A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

词干

harpy 鸟身女妖
→ 一种希腊神话中的人头鸟身女妖，字面意思为掠食者，劫掠者，来自rep，抓住，撕开，词源同rip，rob，rupture.拼写比较其同源词usurp.