nymph

US /nɪmf/
UK /nɪmf/
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1.

요정, 님프

a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations

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The ancient Greeks believed in forest nymphs.
고대 그리스인들은 숲의 요정을 믿었다.
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A water nymph was said to guard the sacred spring.
물의 요정이 신성한 샘을 지킨다고 했다.
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2.

유충, 애벌레

an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g., a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust

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The dragonfly nymph lives underwater before emerging as an adult.
잠자리 유충은 성충이 되기 전에 물속에서 산다.
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Locusts develop through a nymph stage.
메뚜기는 유충 단계를 거쳐 성장한다.
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