wumpus

英語

詞源

基於早期以文字為基礎的電腦遊戲《Hunt the Wumpus》（1973）。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈwʌmpəs/

  • 音頻 (南英格蘭)：

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名詞

wumpus (複數 wumpi)

1. 虛構的隱居怪物
   • 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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異序詞

• upswum