| 单词 | earwig |
| 释义 | earwig (ɪəʳwɪg) Word forms: plural earwigs countable noun An earwig is a small, thin, brown insect that has a pair of claws at the back end of its body. earwig in British English (ˈɪəˌwɪɡ) noun 1. any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, esp Forficula auricularia (common European earwig), which typically have an elongated body with small leathery forewings, semicircular membranous hindwings, and curved forceps at the tip of the abdomen verbWord forms: -wigs, -wigging or -wigged 2. informal to eavesdrop 3. (transitive) archaic to attempt to influence (a person) by private insinuation Word origin Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ear1 + wicga beetle, insect; probably from a superstition that the insect crept into human earsearwig in American English (ˈɪrˌwɪg) noun any of an order (Dermaptera) of widely distributed insects with short, horny forewings, a pair of forceps at the terminal end of the abdomen, and biting mouthparts Word origin ME erwig < OE earwicga < eare, ear1 + wicga, beetle, worm < IE base *weik-, to wind, bend > L vicia, vetch: so called from the baseless notion that it particularly seeks out the human earto crawl intoIn other languages |
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