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moth

英 [mɒθ] 美 [mɔθ]

解释

n. 蛾；蛀虫

※ 提供单词"moth"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

moth 蛾子

来自古英语mothe,蛾子，来自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆虫，拟声词，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的声音，词源同moth,midge.

英文词源

moth (n.): Old English moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva and usually in reference to devouring clothes (see Matt. vi:20).

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例句和用法

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.: 她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。

2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.: 我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。

3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.: 这种策略愈来愈显得老套。

4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.: 我们驾车穿过有些破旧的鹿苑。

5. a hitherto unknown species of moth: 迄今仍属未知种类的蛾