| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nit1 /nɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsthe egg of an insect that lives off a larger animal, esp. of a louse.
- Insectsthe young of such an insect.
nit2 /nɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Brit.]- a nitwit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nit1 (nit),USA pronunciation n. - the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- the young of such an insect.
- Middle English nite, Old English hnitu, cognate with Dutch neet, German Niss, Norwegian nit bef. 900
- a unit of luminous intensity equal to one candela per square meter. Abbr.: nt
- 1950–55; extracted from Latin nitor brightness; see nitid, -or1
- a nitwit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nit /nɪt/ n - the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair
- the larva of a louse or similar insect
Etymology: Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz nit /nɪt/ n - a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin nitor brightness nit /nɪt/ n - informal chiefly Brit
short for nitwit
nit /nɪt/ n - a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits
Also called: nepit
Etymology: 20th Century: from N(apierian dig)it nit /nɪt/ n - keep nit ⇒ Austral informal to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
Etymology: 19th Century: from nix1 |