nymph

nymph

英 [nɪmf]
　　美 [nɪmf]

n. 女神；居於山林水澤的仙女；美麗的少女；蛹

中文詞源：

nymph 少女，仙女

來自拉丁語nympha,新娘，少女，半人半神的仙女，來自拉丁語nubere,結婚，詞源同nubile,nuptial.

例句：

1. She fled as if she were a startled nymph.
她像一個受驚的仙女逃走瞭.

2. The nymph continued her flight with his plea half uttered.
他的懇求還沒有說完,少女已經跑遠瞭.

3. I used rather to like to fancy her a somewhat quiet and serious, yet fair nymph.
我向來比較喜歡把她想象成一個有點文靜,一本正經而又美麗的山林女神.

4. Echo a nymph, used to be the goddess Juno's servant.
回聲女仙是司婚姻女神的一個女仆.

5. The nymph do not contain any conventionally picturesque details.
畫中的睡蓮沒有任何傳統的逼真細節.