['bænʃi:]
n.
(爱尔兰民俗中的)女妖精

[ noun ]
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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Banshee \Ban"shee\, Banshie \Ban"shie\, n. [Gael. bean-shith
fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic
Folklore)
A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the
approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or
singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the
house.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]