Dracula英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any vampire. nonstandard

— But he would have had to have been over 250 years old! Like a Dracula or something.

专有名词

The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
A former prince of Wallachia.

词形变化

Draculas plural

词源

词源 1

From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin dracō (“dragon”).

词源 2

From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin dracō (“dragon”).