nymph

nymph
noun

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
■(chiefly poetic/literary)a beautiful young woman
(主诗/文)美丽少女
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
■an artificial fishing fly made to resemble the aquatic nymph of an insect
人造假蝇鱼饵
a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades
眼蝶。参见 wood nymph
Several genera in the subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae
数属，眼蝶亚科，蛱蝶科参见 wood nymph

派生
nymphal
adjective
nymphean
adjective
nymph-like
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē 'nymph, bride'; related to Latin nubere 'be the wife of'

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