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源自古英语ǣmette,与德语Ameise同源,原指蚂蚁。康沃尔方言的游客含义始于20世纪。
❶ 蚂蚁的旧称或方言说法,主要用于英格兰部分地区,指代常见的小型群居昆虫。
“The children watched the emmet carry a crumb twice its size.”
(孩子们看着那只蚂蚁搬动比它身体大两倍的面包屑。)
“An emmet hill swarmed with thousands of tiny workers.”
(一个蚂蚁丘上挤满了成千上万只忙碌的小工蚁。)
❶ 在康沃尔郡方言中,也用来戏称游客,因游客像蚂蚁一样成群结队出现。
“Locals jokingly called summer tourists "emmets" for crowding the beaches.”
(当地居民戏称夏季游客为“蚂蚁”,因为他们挤满了海滩。)
“"Here come the emmets!" he said as tour buses arrived.”
(当旅游大巴到达时,他说:“蚂蚁大军来啦!”)
emmet's nest — 形容极度混乱的场景,字面指蚂蚁窝的杂乱状态。
“After the party, the living room looked like an emmet's nest.”
(派对结束后,客厅乱得像蚂蚁窝一样。)