mermaid

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n. 美人鱼, 善泳的女子

发音

UK /ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/
US /ˈmɝ.meɪd/

词形变化

mermaids 复数 mermaids

别名

mermayde

教材释义与例句

名词

美人鱼（传说中的）；女子游泳健将

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

    人鱼

    美人鱼

  2. 2.

    Coloured a brilliant turquoise.

    a mermaid smoothie

    mermaid ice-cream

  3. 3.

    A prostitute.

    废旧

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- + maid. Cognate with Dutch meermeid (“mermaid”), Middle High German mermaget, mermeit (“mermaid”, > German Meermagd, Meermädchen (“mermaid”)). Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).

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