antenna

antenna
(pl. antennae -niː)
  1. (Zoology)either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods
    (动)(昆虫、甲壳纲动物、节肢动物等的)触须,触角
    ■(antennae)(figurative)the faculty of instinctively detecting and interpreting subtle signs
    (喻)直觉
    he has the political antennae of a party whip.
    他有着一个政党议员中领头人的政治敏感。
  2. (pl.亦作 antennas)(chiefly N. Amer. or technical). another term for aerial
    (主 北美,技)。 同 aerial
    a TV antenna.
    一根电视天线。
派生
antennal
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin, alteration of antemna 'yard' (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi 'horns (of insects'), used by Aristotle
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