• n. 蛾；蛀蟲

來自古英語mothe,蛾子，來自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆蟲，擬聲詞，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的聲音，詞源同moth,midge.

moth (n.)

Old English moeee (Northumbrian mohee), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maea "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).

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.

她看見蛾子的翅膀偶爾會(huì)泛光。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.

我看著飛蛾爬到燈罩外面。

來自柯林斯例句

3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

這種策略愈來愈顯得老套。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.

我們駕車穿過有些破舊的鹿苑。

來自柯林斯例句

5. a hitherto unknown species of moth

迄今仍屬未知種類的蛾

來自《權(quán)威詞典》