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nymph

英 [nɪmf] 美[nɪmf]
  • n. 女神;居于山林水泽的仙女;美丽的少女;蛹

英英释意


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