| 单词 | vermin |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['və:min] |
| 解释 | n. 害虫，寄生虫 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 害虫，寄生虫(small common harmful or objectionable animals) 【记】 verm(蠕虫)+in→害虫 【同】 同根词：vermicide( 杀肠虫药)；vermicul ate(蠕虫状的，错综 复杂的) |
| 字源 | vermin (n.) c.1300, "noxious animals," from Anglo-French and Old French vermin "moth, worm, mite," in plural "troublesome creatures" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *verminum "vermin," possibly including bothersome insects, collective noun formed from Latin vermis "worm" (see worm (n.)). Extended to "low, obnoxious people" by 1560s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 害虫(如鼠类或蟑螂); 令人憎恶的人 【记】verm = worm(n 虫), in: 害虫 【参】vermicide(n 驱虫剂) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自worm；worm + in (肚子)里面的害虫，寄生虫 |
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