flea
- n.
- 跳蚤
中文释义来自 ECDICT
flea1词源 1
/ˈfliː/
词源链
- 英语English
flea
词源说明
From Middle English fle, from Old English flēah, flēa, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz (compare West Frisian flie, Low German Flo, Flö, Dutch vlo, German Floh, Icelandic fló), from pre-Germanic *plóukos, *plówkos, from or akin to Proto-Indo-European *plus- (compare Latin pulex, Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).
The archaic plural fleen is from Middle English fleen, flen, from Old English flēan (“fleas”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
- 2(derogatory) A thing of no significance.
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo remove fleas from (an animal).
同族词
派生词 51
flea2词源 2
词源说明
Alternative forms.
释义
动词verb
- 1Obsolete spelling of flay.