noun

moth

A moth was fluttering around the light.

一隻蛾在燈光周圍飛舞。

Moths have eaten holes in my jumper.

蛾在我的毛衣上咬了幾個洞。

a moth 蛾 A moth was fluttering around the light.

同義詞: (無常用詞); 對比: butterfly (蝴蝶)

源自古英語「moððe」,屬日耳曼語源。

蛾就像夜間的蝴蝶,但通常顏色不那麼鮮豔。另外,「moth」的發音和「cloth」(布)有點像,可以聯想到有些蛾會吃布料。

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