moth

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n. 蛾害, 蛾, 乌头叶菜豆 [医] 蠹, 蛾

发音

UK /mɒθ/
UK /məʊt/
其它 /mɑθ/
US /mɔθ/
US /moʊt/

词形变化

moths 复数 mothed mothing moths 三单 moths mothing 现在分词 mothed 过去式 mothed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

    蛾

  2. 2.

    Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

    比喻
  3. 1.

    A moth bean plant (Vigna aconitifolia).

    蛾

    可数 不可数
  4. 1.

    A girlfriend.

    爱尔兰 俚语
  5. 1.

    Obsolete form of mote.

    废旧
  6. 2.

    A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.

    过时

    To remove moth patches, wash the spots with a solution of common bicarbonate of soda and water several times a day, until the patches are removed, which will usually be in forty-eight hours.

v.
  1. 1.

    To hunt for moths.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

lepidopteran lepidopteron

下位词 10

miller arctiid bombycid gelechiid geometrid geometrid moth hawk moth hummingbird moth lasiocampid lymantriid

相关短语

moth fly [医] 蛾蝇(指毛蠓) moth flies moth lacewing moth lacewings moth ball moth balls moth orchid 蝴蝶兰 moth orchids moth butterfly moth butterflies moth bean [植] 乌头叶菜豆 moth beans moth flour moth mullein [网络] 蛾毛蕊花

词源

From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”).

来源：wiktionary