moth
英 [m?θ]
美[m?θ]
- n. 蛾；蛀蟲
CET6+TEM4低頻詞常用詞匯昆蟲
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?moths;
中文詞源
moth 蛾子
來(lái)自古英語(yǔ)mothe,蛾子，來(lái)自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆蟲，擬聲詞，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的聲音，詞源同moth,midge.
英文詞源
- moth (n.)
- Old English moeee (Northumbrian mohee), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maea "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva and usually in reference to devouring clothes (see Matt. vi:20).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
- 她看見(jiàn)蛾子的翅膀偶爾會(huì)泛光。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
- 我看著飛蛾爬到燈罩外面。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.
- 這種策略愈來(lái)愈顯得老套。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.
- 我們駕車穿過(guò)有些破舊的鹿苑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. a hitherto unknown species of moth
- 迄今仍屬未知種類的蛾
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》