Dreye权威释义

termite

KK:[ˈtɝmaɪt] DJ:[ˈtǝːmait]

权威释义

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/ˈtəːmʌɪt/

a small, pale soft-bodied social insect, typically making large nests of earth and feeding on wood. [Order Isoptera: many species.]

C18: from late L. termes, termit- ‘woodworm’, alt. of L. tarmes, perh. by assoc. with terere ‘to rub’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》