nymph

名词 nymph:

1. (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
2. a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
3. a voluptuously beautiful young woman
   同义词：houri

1. A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.
   德律阿得斯森林与树之神; 林中女仙
2. A wood nymph who was changed into a fountain by Artemis.
   阿瑞托莎被阿耳忒弥斯变成喷泉的山林中的仙女
3. There are many stories about the nymphs in Roman fairy tales.
   罗马神话中有许多关于仙女的故事。

nymph

n.（名词）
Greek Mythology Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.
【希腊神话】 【罗马神话】 宁芙女神：以美丽女子形象出现，有时化身为树、水和山等自然之物的小女神
A girl, especially a beautiful one.
美女：女孩，尤指美丽女子
The larval form of certain insects, such as silverfish and grasshoppers, usually resembling the adult form but smaller and lacking fully developed wings.Also called In this sense, also called nympha
蛹：某些昆虫，如蠹虫和蚱蜢的幼虫形态。通常和成年形状相像但形状小并且缺少完全发育的翅膀也作 在此意义上也可称作 nympha

来源：
Middle English nimphe
中古英语 nimphe
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin nympha
源自 拉丁语 nympha
from Greek numphô
源自 希腊语 numphô

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