德鲁伊

德魯伊

délǔyī

noun #36,131

Meanings

1 druid (ancient Celtic priest)
2 Druid (class in fantasy games like World of Warcraft)

Characters

virtue / common transliteration syllable

blunt / Lu (state) / common transliteration syllable

she / he / common transliteration syllable

Examples

凯尔特人的德鲁伊是部落的祭司。

Kǎi'ěrtèrén de délǔyī shì bùluò de jìsī.

The Celtic druids served as the priests of the tribe.

他在游戏里玩的是德鲁伊职业。

Tā zài yóuxì lǐ wán de shì délǔyī zhíyè.

He plays the druid class in the game.

Tips

culture

Pure phonetic transliteration of the English 'druid' (ultimately from Old Celtic druwid-, 'oak-knower'). Best known to Chinese audiences through fantasy media: shape-shifting druids in 《魔兽世界》 (World of Warcraft), 《暗黑破坏神》 (Diablo), and the Asterix comics.

memory

Three syllables: 德 (dé) → dru- (the 'r' is approximated by 'l' in standard transliteration, hence 鲁 lǔ), 伊 (yī) → -id. Same 鲁 you see in 鲁迅 ('Lu Xun').

Stroke Order

德 dé

鲁 Lǔ

伊 yī