英语单词

pupa是什么意思

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.

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2. Silent transformation in the way , the pupa into a butterfly.
在无声之中蜕变, 蛹变成蝴蝶.

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3. They are egg, young ( wormlike form ) , pupa and adult ( winged form ) .
它们是卵 、 幼虫 、 蛹、 成虫.

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4. A man one day pick up a butterfly pupa.
有一个人无意中找到一个蝴蝶蛹.

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5. The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.
昆虫把明天蕴藏在卵蛹之中.

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