| 单词 | nymphly |
| 释义 | nymphly in British English (ˈnɪmflɪ) adjective a rare word for nymphlike nymph in British English (nɪmf) noun 1. mythology a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden 2. mainly poetic a beautiful young woman 3. the immature form of some insects, such as the dragonfly and mayfly, and certain arthropods. Nymphs resemble the adult, apart from having underdeveloped reproductive organs and (in the case of insects) wings, and develop into the adult without a pupal stage Derived forms nymphal (ˈnymphal) or nymphean (ˈnɪmfɪən) adjective nymphlike (ˈnymphlike) adjective Word origin C14: via Old French from Latin, from Greek numphē nymph; related to Latin nūbere to marry |
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