名詞 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
   同義詞：houri

1. A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.
   德律阿得斯森林與樹之神; 林中女仙
2. A wood nymph who was changed into a fountain by Artemis.
   阿瑞托莎被阿耳忒彌斯變成噴泉的山林中的仙女
3. There are many stories about the nymphs in Roman fairy tales.
   羅馬神話中有許多關(guān)于仙女的故事。

nymph

n.（名詞）
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.
【希臘神話】 【羅馬神話】 寧芙女神：以美麗女子形象出現(xiàn)，有時化身為樹、水和山等自然之物的小女神
A girl, especially a beautiful one.
美女：女孩，尤指美麗女子
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：某些昆蟲，如蠹蟲和蚱蜢的幼蟲形態(tài)。通常和成年形狀相像但形狀小并且缺少完全發(fā)育的翅膀也作 在此意義上也可稱作 nympha

來源：
Middle English nimphe
中古英語 nimphe
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin nympha
源自 拉丁語 nympha
from Greek numphô
源自 希臘語 numphô

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