nymph

US /nɪmf/
UK /nɪmf/
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仙女, 水仙

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.
古希腊人相信森林仙女的存在。
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A water nymph was said to guard the sacred spring.
据说一位水仙女守护着圣泉。
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若虫, 幼虫

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.
蜻蜓若虫在羽化成虫之前生活在水下。
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Locusts develop through a nymph stage.
蝗虫通过若虫阶段发育。
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