Old English moeee (Northumbrian mohee), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maea "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).
雙語例句
1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
她看見蛾子的翅膀偶爾會泛光。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
我看著飛蛾爬到燈罩外面。
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3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.
這種策略愈來愈顯得老套。
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4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.