mantis
发音
英 [ˈmæntɪs]
美 ['mæntɪs]
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- n.
- 螳螂
单词词源
mantis 螳螂
来自希腊语mantis,祈祷者,先知,来自menos,强烈的感情,着迷,词源同mind,mania.后用于指螳螂,因其形如俯伏在地祈祷的先知而得名。
双语例句
- 1. But the visas mantis program already existed by then .
- 但是“螳螂签证”在此之前就已存在了。
- 2. In some species , such as the chinese praying mantis , the courtship ritual is elaborate .
- 有些种类的螳螂,其求爱方式很是别出心裁的,比如中国螳螂。
- 3. Different species of praying mantis can be mistaken for leaves , sticks or even flowers .
- 不同类型的螳螂看去可能会像一片树叶、一根树枝,甚至是一朵花。
- 4. A mantis hangs upside down from a bird feeder , eating a dead hummingbird .
- 一只螳螂头朝下地挂在一个野鸟喂食器上嘴里叨着一只已死的蜂鸟。
- 5. The life cycle of the praying mantis is short : only about a year in the wild and a little longer in captivity .
- 螳螂的一生是短暂的:野生的只有一年多寿命,人工饲养的会稍长一点。