英语词汇larva的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	larva
词源	larva [M17th] ‘A disembodied spirit or ghost’ was the first use of this Latin word which means literally ‘ghost, mask’. The common modern use as a term for the active immature form of an insect [M18th]is due to the Swedish botanist Linnaeus (1707–78).
随便看	excise exclude excruciating excursion excuse execrate exhale exhaust exhilarate exist exit exodus exonerate exorcize exotic expand expect expel expense experiment expire explain expletive explode explore

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