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caliban [ˈkæləˌbæn]

n. 凯列班(莎士比亚剧中半人半兽形怪物),丑恶而残忍的人;

例句:

  • He took too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban.
    他喜欢一味捉弄一个名叫凯列班的丑妖怪.
  • Homer would have bound Polyphemus with it, and Shakespeare, Caliban.
    荷马一定会用它来缚住波吕菲摩斯, 莎士沈亚用来缚住凯列班.
  • Surprisingly, Caliban also mirrors and contrasts with Ferdinand in certain ways.
    令人惊讶地, 丑陋以特定的方式也和费迪南反映而且对比.
  • There was no Caliban on Robinson Crusoe's island, just the eminently human Friday.
    来自WSJ
  • Caliban, the subversive demiurge, made an unforgettable subterranean entrance: clawing his way into view from below the sand.
    来自NEWYORKER