ant英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

— The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
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动词 v.

To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.

— Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.

词形变化

ants plural ante alternative ampte alternative ants present,singular,third-person anting participle,present anted participle,past anted past ante alternative ampte alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

acrobat ant agricultural ant Allegheny mound ant Amazon ant ant bear ant-bear antbear ant-bed antbed parrot antbed parrot moth ant beetle antbird ant-blue ant cap ant cattle ant colony ant cow ant cricket antdom anteater ant-eater anteating ant egg anternet ant farm antheap ant-heap anthill ant-hill ant hill anthole anthood anticide anting antish antkind antless antlet antlike antling antlion ant lion antly ant mill ant mimicry ant mound ant nest beetle ant orchid antpecker Antperson antpipit antpitta ant-plant ant plant antproof ant rattan ant rice ant sand antshrike ants in one's pants ant's pants ant spider antsy ant-tanager ant tanager ant thrush antthrush ant tree antvireo antwren anty Argentine ant armadillo ant banded sugar ant bigheaded ant black ant black imported fire ant blood-red ant blue ant blue pony ant bullet ant cocktail ant coconut ant crazy ant driver ant duck ant Florida carpenter ant fungus-growing ant ghost ant gliding ant green ant green-tree ant green tree ant harvester ant Hercules ant honey ant honey pot ant honeypot ant horse ant jet ant Langton's ant leaf-cutter ant leaf-cutting ant legionary ant lemon ant lion ant little black ant Malaysian exploding ant meat ant mound ant negro ant odorous house ant panda ant parasol ant pavement ant pissant piss-ant rainbow ant red imported fire ant safari ant sanguinary ant skull-collecting ant slave ant slave-making ant stink ant sugar ant suicide ant throw an ant into a sty tramp ant trap jaw ant trap-jaw ant trapjaw ant turf ant turtle ant umbrella ant Valentine ant velvet ant visiting ant warrior ant weaver ant white ant white-ant yellow crazy ant yellow hill ant yellow meadow ant

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā
Old English ǣmete
Middle English ampte
English ant
From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmete (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (literally “biting-thing, cutter”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.

词源 2

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā
Old English ǣmete
Middle English ampte
English ant
From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmete (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (literally “biting-thing, cutter”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.