cicada

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /sɪˈkeɪ.də/|/sɪˈkɑː.də/|[sɪˈkʰeɪ̯.də]|[sɪˈkʰɑː.də]    美 /sɪˈkeɪ.də/|/sɪˈkɑ.də/|[sɪ̈ˈkʰeɪ̯.ɾə]|[sɪ̈ˈkʰɑ.ɾə]|/səˈkɐː.də/|/səˈkæɪ.də/|[səˈkʰɐː.ɾə]|[səˈkʰæɪ̯.ɾə]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
    — Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.
  2. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.; The periodical cicada.
    — The emergence years of the principal cicada broods have now been recorded for a long time, and the oldest record of a swarm is that of the appearance of the “locusts” in New England two hundred and ninety-five years ago.

词形变化

cicadas plural cicadae plural cicadæ archaic,plural cicad alternative

词汇关系

近义词
cicala harvest fly jarfly lyreman
衍生词
bladder cicada cicadabird cicada case cicada-geddon cicada hawk cicada killer dog-day cicada evening cicada hairy cicada periodical cicada resh cicada swamp cicada
相关词
cricket grasshopper locust

词源

Etymology tree
Latin cicādabor.
English cicada
Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.
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