catnip

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities. countable,uncountable
  2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats. countable,uncountable
    — Some cats go bonkers over catnip; others ignore it.
  3. Something that causes excitement or interest. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The language’s^([OCaml's]) rigor is like catnip to some people, though, giving Jane Street an unusual advantage in the tight hiring market for programmers.

词形变化

catnips plural

词汇关系

衍生词
catnipped catnippy

词源

Compound of cat + nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.
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