单词 | insect |
释义 | Word Frequency insect(ˈɪnsɛkt) noun 1. any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species ▶ Related adjective: entomic2. (loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede 3. a contemptible, loathsome, or insignificant person Derived forms insectean (inˈsectean) or insectan (inˈsectan) or insectile (inˈsectile) adjective insect-like (ˈinsect-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin insectum (animal that has been) cut into, insect, from insecāre, from in-2 + secāre to cut; translation of Greek entomon insect |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。