nymph
/nɪmf/noun
1
- a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations神话中居于山林水泽的美丽仙女。
1.1
- chiefly poetic/literary a beautiful young woman〈主诗/文〉美丽少女。
2
- an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust（蜻蜓, 飞蝼蛄或蝗虫的）动蛹若虫, 稚虫。比较 LARVA.
2.1
- an artificial fishing fly made to resemble the aquatic nymph of an insect人造假蝇鱼饵。
3
- a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades眼蝶。
3.1
- Several genera in the subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae.数属, 眼蝶亚科, 蛱蝶科。参见 WOOD NYMPH.
派生词
nymphal
adjectivenymphean
adjectivenymph-like
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē 'nymph， bride'; related to Latin nubere 'be the wife of'.