hornet
/ˈhɔːnɪt/noun
1- a large, fairly docile wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and typically nests in hollow trees大黄蜂。
1.1
- Vespa and other genera, family Vespidae: several species, including the European V. crabro.胡蜂属及其他属, 胡蜂科：数种, 包括欧洲的黄边胡蜂（拉丁名 V. crabro）.
短语
a hornets' nest
- a situation fraught with difficulties or complications一大堆麻烦, 困境：
the move has stirred up a hornet's nest of academic fear and loathing.
这一措施引起了学术界恐慌与憎恶的一大堆麻烦。
词源
Old English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte.