| 单词 | ant |
| 释义 | ant[ ant ] / ænt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ant ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources. Idioms for anthave ants in one's pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act or speak. Origin of antbefore 1000; Middle English am(e)te, em(e)te,Old English ǣmette; cognate with Middle Low German āmete, ēm(e)te,Middle Dutch amete,Old High German āmeiza (ā-a-3 + meizan to beat, cut, cognate with Albanian mih (he) digs), German Ameise.See emmet, mite1 OTHER WORDS FROM antantlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH antant , auntDefinition for ant (2 of 6)an't [ ant, ahnt, eynt ] / ænt, ɑnt, eɪnt / Chiefly British Dialect. contraction of am not. Dialect. ain't. Origin of an'tFirst recorded in 1700–10; see origin at ain't; aren't Definition for ant (3 of 6)ant- variant of anti- before a vowel or h:antacid; anthelmintic. Definition for ant (4 of 6)-ant a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in French and Latin loanwords (pleasant; constant; servant) and productive in English on this model; -ant has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that named by the stem (ascendant; pretendant), especially in the formation of nouns denoting human agents in legal actions or other formal procedures (tenant; defendant; applicant; contestant). In technical and commercial coinages, -ant is a suffix of nouns denoting impersonal physical agents (propellant; lubricant; deodorant). In general, -ant can be added only to bases of Latin origin, with a very few exceptions, as coolant. See also -ent. Origin of -ant<Latin -ant-, present participle stem of verbs in -āre; in many words <French -ant<Latin -ant- or -ent- (see -ent); akin to Middle English, Old English -and-, -end-, present participle suffix Definition for ant (5 of 6)ant. antenna antonym. Definition for ant (6 of 6)Ant. Antarctica. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ant (1 of 4)ant / (ænt) / nounany small social insect of the widely distributed hymenopterous family Formicidae, typically living in highly organized colonies of winged males, wingless sterile females (workers), and fertile females (queens), which are winged until after matingSee also army ant, fire ant, slave ant, wood ant Related adjective: formic white ant another name for a termite have ants in one's pants slang to be restless or impatient Word Origin for antOld English ǣmette; related to Old High German āmeiza, Old Norse meita; see emmet British Dictionary definitions for ant (2 of 4)an't contraction of mainly British(ɑːnt) a rare variant spelling of aren't (eɪnt) dialect a variant spelling of ain't British Dictionary definitions for ant (3 of 4)ant- prefixa variant of anti- antacid British Dictionary definitions for ant (4 of 4)-ant suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nounscausing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an actionpleasant; claimant; deodorant; protestant; servant Word Origin for -antfrom Latin -ant-, ending of present participles of the first conjugation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for antant- pref.Variant ofanti- The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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