maggot(名词):蛆,指苍蝇等昆虫的幼虫,常见于腐败的有机物或伤口附近。口语中也可作贬义,指“讨厌的人/卑鄙的人”(用法较粗鲁)。
/ˈmæɡət/
There were maggots on the rotten meat.
腐肉上有蛆。
The detective noted that the body had begun to decay, and maggots were already present, which helped estimate the time of death.
侦探注意到尸体已开始腐败,并且已经出现蛆虫,这有助于推断死亡时间。
该词来自中古英语 maggot,早期用来指昆虫幼虫;其更早的来源不完全确定,可能与日耳曼语系中的相关词形有关。英语里曾出现同形词表示“怪念头/一时的念头”,但现代常见义主要指“蛆”。