VAMPIRE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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vampire

[ vam-pahyuhr ]

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noun

a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
(in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.
a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist.
a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces.
an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress:
the vampires of the silent movies.

vampire

/ 藞v忙mpa瑟蓹; v忙m藞p瑟r瑟k /

noun

(in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living
See vampire bat
a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer
See vamp 1
theatre a trapdoor on a stage

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Derived Forms

vampiric, adjective

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

惫补尘路辫颈谤路颈肠 [vam-, pir, -ik], 惫补尘路辫颈谤路颈蝉丑 [vam, -pahy, uh, r-ish], adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of vampire¹

First recorded in 1725鈥�35; from French or directly from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian 惫脿尘辫墨谤, alteration of earlier upir (by confusion with doublets such as v葋zd奴h, 葧zd奴h 鈥渁ir鈥� (from Slavic 惫怒- ), and with intrusive nasal, as in d霉brava, dumbr葋va 鈥済rove鈥�); akin to Czech 耻辫铆谤, Polish 耻辫颈贸谤, Old Russian upyr沫, upir沫 ( Russian 耻辫媒谤示 ), from unattested Slavic 耻-辫颈谤沫 or 谦-辫颈谤沫, probably a compound noun formed with unattested root per- 鈥渇ly, rush鈥� (literal meaning variously interpreted)

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of vampire¹

C18: from French, from German Vampir, from Magyar; perhaps related to Turkish uber witch, Russian upyr vampire

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鈥淪inners鈥� features a refreshingly original plot that is part Jim Crow period piece about two brothers who open a juke joint, part vampire thriller.

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鈥淪inners,鈥� the highly anticipated period drama delivering a mashup of horror, music and vampires, scored a solid opening, topping the holiday box office with $45.6 million.

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Structurally, the vampires don鈥檛 appear until the second half, which gives us plenty of time to get into rhythm with our human characters.

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Fueled by a lifetime love of horror, the filmmaker developed a plot that resurrected the life force of the early blues scene and merged it with the intriguing possibilities inherent in a vampire鈥檚 eternal lifespan.

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Described by the Guardian as a "deliciously pulpy supernatural soap opera", the TV version was part of a craze for vampire stories that also included Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight and True Blood.

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