millipede

英 [ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd]      美 [ˈmɪl.ə.piːd]
  • n. [无脊椎] 千足虫;倍足纲节动物(等于millepede)
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将“millipede”拆分为“mill”和“pede”。想象一个“mill”(磨坊)里面有成千上万的“pede”(脚步)移动,就像一种细长的小虫子(蜈蚣)在磨坊中爬行。这种视觉联想有助于记忆该单词。

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millipede 千足虫

milli-,千,-ped,脚,词源同foot.比较centipede.

millipede (n.)
also millepede, c. 1600, from Latin millepeda "wood louse," a type of crawling insect, from mille "thousand" (see million) + pes (genitive pedis) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Probably a loan-translation of Greek chiliopous.
1. And there wasn't just one millipede found - there was a plague of them!
然而发现的并不只是一条千足虫,其数量之多,简直泛滥成灾!
2. Normally, a millipede looks like a harmless creature to humans.
平时, 马陆看起来像是对人类无害的生物.
3. The Portuguese millipede's eyes become larger and more complex with age.
葡萄牙千足虫的年龄越大,其眼睛也就越大,并且变得更复杂.
4. A gigantic millipede slithered out, and over to where I was standing.
一只巨型的千足虫滑了出来, 停在了我站着的地方.
5. When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.
当我发现一种千足虫, 便把它擦在身上.