damselfly

n. 蜻蜓

发音

UK /ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/
其它

词形变化

damselflies 复数 damselflies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

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    秤仔

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

odonate

相关短语

pond damselfly

词源

From damsel + fly, where damsel ultimately from Vulgar Latin *domnicella (whence also French demoiselle, Portuguese donzelinha). Compare Danish vandnymfe, Dutch juffer, Swedish jungfruslända, Welsh mursen. Also compare ladybird, ladybug, nymph.

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