pupa
英 [‘pjuːpə]美 [‘pjupə]- n. [昆] 蛹
- n. (Pupa)人名;(意)普帕
中文词源
pupa 蛹来自拉丁语papa,小女孩,布偶,来自pupus,小男孩,-a,表阴性。瑞典植物学家林奈借用该词命名,把蛹比做未长大的小女孩。
英文词源
pupa (n.)"post-larval stage of an insect," 1773, special use by Linnæus (1758) of Latin pupa "girl, doll, puppet" (see pupil (n.1)) on notion of "undeveloped creature." Related: Pupal; pupiform.双语例句
1. The butterfly emerged from the pupa.蝴蝶由蛹孵化而出.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Silent transformation in the way , the pupa into a butterfly.在无声之中蜕变, 蛹变成蝴蝶.来自互联网
3. They are egg, young ( wormlike form ) , pupa and adult ( winged form ) .它们是卵 、 幼虫 、 蛹、 成虫.来自互联网
4. A man one day pick up a butterfly pupa.有一个人无意中找到一个蝴蝶蛹.来自互联网
5. The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.昆虫把明天蕴藏在卵蛹之中.