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nymph

UK //nɪmf//US //nɪmf//

词源

源自拉丁语 'nympha',借自古希腊语 'νύμφη'(númphē),原意为『新娘』或『年轻女子』,后引申为自然精灵。

noun

❶ 希腊罗马神话中的仙女或精灵,通常居住在山林、河流等自然环境中,象征自然之美与生命力。

“The ancient Greeks believed that nymphs lived in the forests and rivers.”

(古希腊人相信仙女们居住在森林与河流中。)

“A wood nymph appeared in the poet's dream, inspiring his verses.”

(一位森林仙女出现在诗人的梦中,激发了他的诗句。)

❶ 昆虫学中指某些昆虫(如蜻蜓、蜉蝣)的幼体阶段,形态与成虫相似但未发育完全。

“The dragonfly nymph lives underwater before emerging as an adult.”

(蜻蜓若虫在水下生活,之后才会羽化为成虫。)

“We studied the nymph stage of mayflies in biology class.”

(我们在生物课上研究了蜉蝣的若虫阶段。)

同义词:dryad, naiad, sylph

常见短语

water nymph — 特指居住在水域(如河流、湖泊)的仙女,常见于欧洲神话传说。

“The water nymph rose from the lake with droplets glittering in her hair.”

(水泽仙女从湖中升起,发间的水滴闪闪发光。)

nymph stage — 生物学术语,描述昆虫发育过程中介于幼虫与成虫之间的生长阶段。

“The cicada spends most of its life in the nymph stage underground.”

(蝉的生命大部分时间都以若虫形态在地下度过。)