Dreye權威釋義

n.[C]

（叮人的有翅）小昆蟲；蚋
There are gnats around the pond.
水塘四周有小昆蟲。
【英】蚊子
小煩擾；瑣碎事情
Don't let yourself be bothered by such gnats.
不要讓自己為這些瑣事而煩惱。

片語

strain at a gnat

謹小慎微
He's always straining at a gnat.
他總是對小事很拘謹。

辨析

同義參見:

insect

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/nat/

n.

a small two-winged fly resembling a mosquito, typically forming large swarms. [Culex pipiens and many other species, especially in the family Culicidae.]

Etymology

OE gnætt, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

蚋《獸醫學》

以上來源於：《國家教育研究院雙語詞彙辭典(英漢)》