wormlike

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a worm.
    — The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.
  2. Having a smoothly curved form when heated.

词形变化

more wormlike comparative most wormlike superlative worm-like alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
wormlike chain
相关词
helminthic vermian vermiform worm-like chain

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *wurmiz
Proto-West Germanic *wurmi
Old English wyrm
Middle English worm
English worm
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English wormlike
From worm + -like.
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