nymph

英 [nɪmf] 美 [nɪmf]

• n. 女神；美丽的少女；蛹

英英释义

Noun:

1. (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden;

   "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
   

2. a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

3. a voluptuously beautiful young woman

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There are many stories about the nymphs in Roman fairy tales.
   罗马神话中有许多关于女神的故事。

经典引文

• The nymph flying through the woods of Greece with the satyr in hot pursuit.sssea-nymphss, sswood nymphss, etc.

  出自： W. S. Maugham

词汇搭配

• wood nymph 森林中的女神...
• water nymph [希神][罗神]水中...
• sea nymph 海仙女
• heteromorphous nymph 异形若虫
• homomorphous nymph 同形若虫

近反义词

【近义词】

• fairy 仙女
• Sprite 精灵
• dryad 森林的精灵
• spirit 精神
• ELF elf: 小精灵
• leprechaun (传说中的)小妖精...
• maiden 未婚女子
• adolescent 青春期的
• houri 伊斯兰教天堂的美女...