女鬼的英语翻译，banshee

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要描述一个女鬼，英语翻译该怎么说呢？
参考这个例句：

..., but instead here was this shriekingbanshee tearing at

herskin and clothes, ......

这里，banshee可以翻译成为“女鬼”。


ban∙shee / ˈbænʃi ; ˈbænʃiː /
◙noun [C]
1. a female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die
• 〔传说会大声号哭以预报凶讯的〕报丧女妖:
»She was screaming like a banshee .
  她像鬼一样地尖叫。


banshee
ban·shee / bænˈʃiː; ˈbænʃiː /
noun[size=90%]   (in Irish stories) a female spirit who gives a long sad cry as a warning to people that sb in their family is going to die soon
   狺女(爱尔兰传说中预报死讯的女妖)


ban·shee
/ˈbænˌʃiː/ noun , pl   -shees [  count  ]
  : a female spirit in Irish and Scottish stories who cries loudly to warn people that someone is going to die soon
   I heard someone wailing/screaming like a banshee.