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nymph
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Derivatives :
adj
nymphal
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adj
nymphean
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- nymph
[nɪmf]
[nɪmf]
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noun
[Legend]
希腊神话,罗马神话,仙女(居住海洋、河川、山林、溪涧、水泉一带的神女)
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2.
noun
美女
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3.
noun
少女;处女;新娘
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4.
noun
[Insects]
若虫蛹
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5.
noun
[Insects]
活动蛹
Collins English-English Dictionary
- nymph
[nɪmf]
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n
[myth]
a spirit of nature envisaged as a beautiful maiden
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2.
n
[chiefly poetic]
a beautiful young woman
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3.
n
the immature form of some insects, such as the dragonfly and mayfly, and certain arthropods. Nymphs resemble the adult, apart from having underdeveloped reproductive organs and (in the case of insects) wings, and develop into the adult without a pupal stage
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[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin, from Greek numphe nymph; related to Latin nubere to marry
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