| 释义 |
‖ naïs|ˈneɪɪs|
Pl. naïdes |ˈneɪɪdiːz|.
[L. Nāïs, Gr. νᾱίς: see naïd and naiad.]
1. Mythol. A river-nymph.
1697Dryden æneid xii. 215 King Turnus Sister..by the grateful God, Now made the Nais of the neighb'ring Flood. 1697― Virg. Past. vi. 33 ægle..The fairest Nais of the neighbouring Flood. 1838Keightley Mythol. 238 Many a warrior who fought before Troy could boast descent from a Naïs or Nereis.
2. Zool. A small fresh-water worm allied to the earthworm.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 172/2 A naïs or an earth⁓worm cut in two..will continue to live. 1870Nicholson Man. Zool. xxix. (1875) 217 In this process the Naïs throws out a bud between two rings, at a point generally near the middle of the body. |