English Dictionary

asp

/æsp/

noun

(archaic) A water snake. / A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis). / The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje). / (figuratively) An evil person; a snake.

I saw an asp slithering through the water.

意味（1）

(archaic) A water snake.

意味（2）

A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).

意味（3）

The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).

意味（4）

(figuratively) An evil person; a snake.

'Two thousand years ago did thou and I and that Egyptian asp rest therein, but since then have I not set foot here, nor any man, and perchance it has fallen,' and, followed by the rest of us, she passed up a vast flight of broken and ruined steps into the outer court, and looked round into the gloom.

意味（5）

A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).