nep

发音

/nɛp/

词形变化

neps 复数 nepped nepping neps 三单 neps nepping 现在分词 nepped 过去式 nepped 过去分词

别名

nip

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

    不可数
  2. 1.

    A knot in a fibre.

  3. 1.

    One who engages in nepotism, usually to the one who benefits from it.

    美国 贬义 俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    Of cotton: to form knots.

    英国 方言 不及物

词源

From Middle English neppe, nepe, nepte, nept, from Old English nepte, nefte, from Latin nepeta. Compare Dutch neppe, nippe (“catnip”). Doublet of nepeta.

来源：wiktionary