caterpillar英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

— The bird just ate that green caterpillar.
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
A set of subtrees of a tree.
A rapacious, extortionate person preying upon the community. obsolete

— Bristow Castle, which they say is held By Busbie, Bagot, and their Complices, The Caterpillers of the Commonwealth, Which I haue sworne to weed, and plucke away.

动词 v.

To move along slowly, drawing one's body up, in the manner of a caterpillar. intransitive

词形变化

caterpillars plural caterpiller alternative,obsolete caterpillars present,singular,third-person caterpillaring participle,present caterpillared participle,past caterpillared past caterpiller alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

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词源

词源 1

From Middle English catirpel, catirpeller, probably from Old Northern French catepeluse (Modern French chatte + pileuse (“hairy cat”)), from Late Latin catta + pilōsa. The sense "rapacious, extortionate person" arose by association with obsolete piller (“plunderer”). See Modern Norman cattepeleuse. Displaced native kaleworm, from Middle English cowle worm, cale worme (“caterpillar, corn weevil”), from Old English cawelwyrm, cawelwurm (“caterpillar”).

词源 2

From Middle English catirpel, catirpeller, probably from Old Northern French catepeluse (Modern French chatte + pileuse (“hairy cat”)), from Late Latin catta + pilōsa. The sense "rapacious, extortionate person" arose by association with obsolete piller (“plunderer”). See Modern Norman cattepeleuse. Displaced native kaleworm, from Middle English cowle worm, cale worme (“caterpillar, corn weevil”), from Old English cawelwyrm, cawelwurm (“caterpillar”).