wumpus

英语

词源

基于早期以文字为基础的电脑游戏《Hunt the Wumpus》（1973）。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助): /ˈwʌmpəs/

  • 音频 (南英格兰)：

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名词

wumpus (复数 wumpi)

1. 虚构的隐居怪物
   • 1987, Etienne Wenger, Artificial Intelligence and Tutoring Systems:

     In addition to the Wumpus, other dangers are lurking: namely deadly pits, and bats that grab the player and drop her in a random cave.

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   • 2003, Selmer Bringsjord, Michael John Zenzen, Superminds: People Harness Hypercomputation, and More:

     A scream occurs when the agent shoots an arrow that kills the wumpus.

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   • 2008, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann, Ralf Stockmann, Computer Games as a Sociocultural Phenomenon:

     In Hunter, towards the end of the game, the player is tracking the wounded wumpus and finds herself in a room of interconnected caves.

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异序词

• upswum