Old English moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva and usually in reference to devouring clothes (see Matt. vi:20).
实用例句
1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。
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2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。
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3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.
这种策略愈来愈显得老套。
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4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.