scarab

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈskæɹəb/|/ˈskaɹəb/    美 /ˈskæɹəb/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
  2. Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
  3. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
    — The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.
  4. The currency sign ¤. slang

词形变化

scarabs plural

词汇关系

近义词
cockchafer dung beetle June bug scarabaeus scarab beetle
衍生词
Argentinian scarab jewel scarab nectar scarab scarabaeid scarabaeoid scarab beetle scarablike scaraboid

词源

From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.
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