音标
英 /ˈbʌtəflaɪz/,美 /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
词性与含义
名词(复数):
蝴蝶:指鳞翅目中一类具有宽大彩色翅膀的昆虫,幼虫为毛虫,经历完全变态发育。
(因紧张引起的)胃痉挛:非正式用法,形容紧张或兴奋时胃部的不适感,如“butterflies in my stomach”(心里七上八下)。
短语搭配
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| butterflies in the stomach | 心里紧张;七上八下 | She had butterflies in her stomach before the speech. |
| catch butterflies | 捉蝴蝶 | Children love to catch butterflies in summer. |
| dancing butterflies | 蝶舞(常作艺术或专辑名) | The painting depicts dancing butterflies among flowers. |
| two butterflies | 两只蝴蝶(歌曲名) | The song Two Butterflies was popular in the early 2000s. |
用法示例
描述昆虫:Butterflies flitted from flower to flower in the garden.(蝴蝶在花园里花丛中飞来飞去。)
描述生态:Caterpillars change into butterflies after metamorphosis.(毛虫经过变态发育变成蝴蝶。)
表达情绪:I always get butterflies before a job interview.(面试前我总是感到紧张。)
艺术与文化:Butterflies are often symbols of transformation in literature.(蝴蝶在文学中常象征转变。)
日常场景:We spent the afternoon catching butterflies in the meadow.(我们整个下午都在草地上捉蝴蝶。)
数量描述:There are dozens of butterflies in the greenhouse.(温室里有几十只蝴蝶。)
科学观察:Butterflies feed on nectar from flowering plants.(蝴蝶以开花植物的花蜜为食。)
情感比喻:First dates always give me butterflies.(初次约会总让我心跳加速。)
季节现象:Most butterflies perish in the first autumn frosts.(大多数蝴蝶在初霜时死亡。)
儿童活动:The kids made paper butterflies for their art project.(孩子们为美术课制作了纸蝴蝶。)
文化与象征
蝴蝶因其生命周期的戏剧性变化,常被视为转变、自由与美丽的象征。在不同文化中,它可能代表灵魂、爱情或生命的短暂。例如,“butterflies in the stomach”的比喻巧妙地将生理感受与情绪状态联系起来,成为跨文化的情感表达。
从生物学奇迹到情感隐喻,butterflies一词承载了自然与人文的双重意义,既描绘了自然界的灵动之美,也捕捉了人类内心的微妙波动。下次感到紧张时,不妨想想那些“胃里的蝴蝶”——它们或许正是生命力与期待的小小化身。