Nymph
[nɪmf]
解释:
(noun.) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly).
(noun.) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; 'the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water'.
(noun.) a voluptuously beautiful young woman.
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解释:
(n.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.
(n.) A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
(n.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
(n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
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同义词及近义词：
n. Damsel, maiden, maid, lass, LASSIE, girl.
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解释:
n. a young and beautiful maiden: (myth.) one of the beautiful goddesses who inhabited mountains rivers trees &c.—adjs. Nymph′al relating to nymphs; Nymphē′an pertaining to nymphs: inhabited by nymphs; Nymph′ic -al pertaining to nymphs; Nymph′ish Nymph′ly nymph-like; Nymph′-like.—ns. Nymph′olepsy a species of ecstasy or frenzy said to have seized those who had seen a nymph; Nymph′olept a person in frenzy.—adj. Nympholept′ic.—ns. Nymphomā′nia morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women; Nymphomā′niac a woman affected with the foregoing.—adjs. Nymphomā′niac -al.
n. the pupa or chrysalis of an insect.—n.pl. Nymph (nimf′ē) the labia minora.—adj. Nymphip′arous producing pup?—ns. Nymphī′tis inflammation of the nymph? Nymphot′omy the excision of the nymph?
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娱乐性解释：
To see nymphs bathing in clear water, denotes that passionate desires will find an ecstatic realization. Convivial entertainments will enchant you. To see them out of their sphere, denotes disappointment with the world. For a young woman to see them bathing, denotes that she will have great favor and pleasure, but they will not rest strictly within the moral code. To dream that she impersonates a nymph, is a sign that she is using her attractions for selfish purposes, and thus the undoing of men.
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例句:
- Are you Nymph, Dryad, or Oread? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Perchance some nymph bore me to one of the old gods, who Heine says yet walk the earth in other forMs What do you know of Heine? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- If you saw a nymph you would go mad, remarked Maurice, alluding to the old Greek superstition. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Then does she twirl and twine, a pastoral nymph of good family, through the mazes of the dance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I need not tell you she was very beautiful, for that is the common saying of lovers, who see no loveliness save in the nymph of their affections. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- If you hunted there, Caliphronas, you would meet Bacchus and his crew, but no nymph. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- River nymphs, sea nymphs, I do not mind in the least! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- A modern steamer, with a noisy screw beating the waters, is enough to scare away all the nymphs in the vicinity. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- You had better beware, Caliphronas, as the nymphs might take a fancy to you as they did to Hylas. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- In old times the woods and solitudes were made joyous to the shepherd by the imaginary piping and dancing of Pan and the nymphs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Wild roses red as dawn When nymphs awaken, Frail lilies white and wan As love forsaken. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Then they slipped ashore and ran into the grove again, like nymphs. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
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