moth

moth

英 [mɒθ]
　　美 [mɔθ]

n. 蛾；蛀蟲

中文詞源：

moth 蛾子

來自古英語mothe,蛾子，來自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆蟲，擬聲詞，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的聲音，詞源同moth,midge.

例句：

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
她看見蛾子的翅膀偶爾會泛光。

2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
我看著飛蛾爬到燈罩外面。

3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.
這種策略愈來愈顯得老套。

4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.
我們駕車穿過有些破舊的鹿苑。

5. a hitherto unknown species of moth
迄今仍屬未知種類的蛾