Dreye權威釋義|weevil

n.

【動】象鼻蟲[C]

辨析

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈwiːv(ə)l, ˈwiːvɪl/

n.

a small beetle with an elongated snout, several kinds of which are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs. [Curculionidae and other families: many species.]

Derivative

weevily adj.

Etymology

OE wifel ‘beetle’, from a Gmc base meaning ‘move briskly’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》