butterfly 词态变化
复数: butterflies;
butterfly 中文词源
butterfly 蝴蝶butter, 黄油。fly, 昆虫。形容蝴蝶黄油色的翅膀。
butterfly 英文词源
- butterfly
- butterfly: [OE] A number of theories have been put forward as to how the butterfly got its name. Perhaps the most generally accepted is that it is a reflection of a once-held notion that butterflies land on and consume butter or milk left uncovered in kitchen or dairy (an idea perhaps supported by the German name for the ‘butterfly’, milchdieb, literally ‘milk-thief’). Other suggestions are that the word is a reference to the yellow wings of certain species of the insect, or to the colour of butterflies’ excrement.
- butterfly (n.)
- Old English buttorfleoge, evidently butter (n.) + fly (n.), but of obscure signification. Perhaps based on the old notion that the insects (or witches disguised as butterflies) consume butter or milk that is left uncovered. Or, less creatively, simply because the pale yellow color of many species' wings suggests the color of butter. Another theory connects it to the color of the insect's excrement, based on Dutch cognate boterschijte. An overview of words for "butterfly" in various languages can be found here. Also see papillon.
Applied to persons from c. 1600, originally in reference to vain and gaudy attire; by 1806 in reference to transformation from early lowly state; in reference to flitting tendencies by 1873. The swimming stroke so called from 1936. Butterflies "light stomach spasms caused by anxiety" is from 1908.
The butterfly effect is a deceptively simple insight extracted from a complex modern field. As a low-profile assistant professor in MIT's department of meteorology in 1961, [Edward] Lorenz created an early computer program to simulate weather. One day he changed one of a dozen numbers representing atmospheric conditions, from .506127 to .506. That tiny alteration utterly transformed his long-term forecast, a point Lorenz amplified in his 1972 paper, "Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas?" [Peter Dizikes, "The Meaning of the Butterfly," The Boston Globe, June 8, 2008]
butterfly 英文释义
- 1. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- 2. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
butterfly 双语例句
- 1. She wore butterfly glasses and had a beehive hairdo.
- 她戴着一副蝶形眼镜，顶着一头蜂窝式发型。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span.
- 这是一只非常美丽的蝴蝶，翼展2英寸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
- 她像一只蝴蝶，每天在人前人后飞来飞去。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. the life cycle of the butterfly
- 蝴蝶的生活周期
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The caterpillar will eventually metamorphose into a butterfly.
- 毛毛虫最终将蜕变成一只蝴蝶。
来自《权威词典》
butterfly 实用场景例句
- butterflies and moths
- 蝴蝶和蛾
牛津词典
- She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
- 她像一只蝴蝶，在人们的生活中穿梭。
牛津词典
- She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .
- 她获得200米蝶泳比赛的第三名。
牛津词典
- An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.
- 一场考试，甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动，都有可能让人心里发慌。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Elements of the butterfly include pull, breath, recovery, entry and dolphin kick.
- 蝶泳的泳姿动作要领包括:划水 、 呼吸 、 移臂 、 入水和海豚式打水.
期刊摘选
- She is a butterfly.
- 她是一个轻浮的人.
《简明英汉词典》
- The caterpillar was transformed into a butterfly.
- 毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶.
《简明英汉词典》
- I like the butterfly orchid, Phalaenopsis like tenacious and selfless dedication.
- 我喜欢蝴蝶兰, 喜欢蝴蝶兰的顽强和无私奉献的精神.
期刊摘选
- On option market the gain of butterfly spread investor is random.
- 期权市场蝶状价差的投资者获益具有随机性.
期刊摘选
- A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.
- 一周后蝴蝶破茧而出,绚丽夺目.
《简明英汉词典》
- A butterfly is flying over there.
- 那儿蝴蝶飞舞.
期刊摘选
- The movements of check valve located at Valve valve seal on the Butterfly valve seat surface.
- 升降式止回阀的阀瓣座落位于阀体上阀座密封面上.
期刊摘选
- The butterfly is a kind of water sport.
- 蝶式游泳是一种水上运动.
《简明英汉词典》
- A butterfly must not be confused with a moth.
- 不得将蝴蝶和飞蛾混同起来.
期刊摘选
- The start in freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly and individual medley races shall be with a dive.
- 自由游 、 蛙游 、 蝶游和个人混合游的出发方式是跳入水中出发.
期刊摘选
- Do you think butterfly is a type of insect?
- 你认为蝴蝶是一种昆虫 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- Butterfly card: Table Tennis board series.
- 蝴蝶牌: 乒乓板系列.
期刊摘选
- The Butterfly Effect is the reason.
- 原因是蝴蝶效应.
新概念英语第四册
- Butterfly, butterfly, you are like the love, why?
- 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶, 为什么蝴蝶您就像爱情?
期刊摘选
- The butterfly stroke had not accepted as a formal event until 1958.
- 蝶泳被列入正式比赛项目是在1958年.
期刊摘选
- The butterfly emerged from the pupa.
- 蝴蝶由蛹孵化而出.
《简明英汉词典》
- A larva metamorphose into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.
- 幼虫变为蛹,然後再变成蝴蝶.
《简明英汉词典》
- The butterfly quivers its wings.
- 蝴蝶抖动翅膀.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The caterpillar has metamorphosed into a butterfly.
- 蝎已变成蝴蝶.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- To spare no effort on the job would be to break a butterfly on the wheel.
- 倾尽全力去做这件事简直是小题大做.
《简明英汉词典》
- A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.
- 蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The butterfly is an example of symmetry.
- 蝴蝶是结构完全对称的一个例子.
《简明英汉词典》
- She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
- 她像一只蝴蝶，每天在人前人后飞来飞去。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- the life cycle of the butterfly
- 蝴蝶的生活周期
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
