Mermaid



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 美人鱼
• ［记］ mer ( =mar海洋) +maid ( 少女) -> 美人鱼

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English mermayde, from mere sea (from Old English) + mayde maid — more at marine
• Date: 14th century
• a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish

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