nymph

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n. 居于山林水泽的仙女, 蛹, 美丽的少女 [医] 稚虫, 若虫, 蝻

发音

UK /ˈnɪmf/
US /ˈnɪmf/

词形变化

nymphae nymphæ nymphs 复数 nymphs nymphae 复数 nymphed nymphing nymphs 三单 nymphing 现在分词 nymphed 过去式 nymphed 过去分词

别名

nimph nymphe

教材释义与例句

名词

女神；居于山林水泽的仙女；美丽的少女；蛹

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

    美女

  3. 3.

    The larva of certain insects.

    若虫

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

    生物 动物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To fish using a nymph larva as bait.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

houri

上位词 2

woman larva

下位词 7

daphne echo dryad Hesperides oread water nymph woodnymph

相关短语

nymph of the pavé nymph of darkness nymph of the pavement jungle nymph water nymph n. 水中女仙；[植] 睡莲；蜻蜓 tree nymph wood nymph n. 森林中的女神, 蜂鸟, 眼蝶

词源

From Middle English nimphe, from Old English nymphē and Old French nimphe, both from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”). Doublet of nympha.

来源：wiktionary