英语词汇“nymph”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nymph

(nĭmf)

1. Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

2. A sexually mature and attractive young woman.

a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.

b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.

[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.]

nymphal (nĭmfəl) adj.

单词	nymph
释义	nymph (nĭmf) n. 1. Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains. 2. A sexually mature and attractive young woman. 3. a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings. b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites. [Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.] nymphal (nĭmfəl) adj.
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