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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    nymph

    • IPA[nimf]

    美式

    • n.
      a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations；a beautiful young woman.

    • noun: nymph, plural noun: nymphs

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations the idyllic world of nymphs and shepherds a wood nymph 同義詞 sprite, sylph, wood nymph, water nymph
    • ▪ literary a beautiful young woman. 同義詞 girl, belle, maiden, maid, sylph, ... 更多
    • 2. an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.
    • ▪ an artificial fly made to resemble the aquatic nymph of an insect, used in fishing.
    • 3. a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.