rivulet

rivulet
[ˈrɪvjʊlɪt]
noun
  1. a very small stream
    小河,小溪;细流
    sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
    汗水顺着他的背流下。
    ■(literary)a very small river or stream
    (文)小河;小溪
  2. a brownish European moth with white markings, occurring in rough grassland
    花纹宽翅蛾
  3. Perizoma affinitatum, family Geometridae
    拉丁名Perizoma affinitatum,尺蛾科
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: alteration of obsolete riveret (from French, literally small river'), perhaps suggested by Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, based on Latin rivus 'stream'
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