名词

1. (希腊、罗马神话中居于山林水泽的)仙女
In Greek and Roman mythology, nymphs were spirits of nature who appeared as young women.

2. 蛹;幼虫
A nymph is the larva, or young form, of an insect such as a dragonfly.

1. a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

2. (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

e.g. the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water

3. a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Synonym: houri