basilisk
noun /ˈbæzɪlɪsk/
/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/
- (in ancient stories) a creature like a snake, which can kill people by looking at them or breathing on them
蛇怪,巴兹里斯克蛇(古代传说中目光或气息可致人死亡的怪物) 词源late Middle English: via Latin from Greek basiliskos ‘little king, serpent’, from basileus ‘king’.