"grigs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蟋蟀（古語）
• 小蟋蟀（古語）

Definition

一个指蟋蟀或小型蚱蜢的古老词汇。现在很少见，多用于历史或文学语境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

現代英語中極為罕見，多出現在古典文學或詩歌中。是 'grig' 的複數形式。日常對話不會用到。

Examples

The old poem spoke of singing grigs in the grass.

古老的诗歌中写到草丛里的**蟋蟀**在歌唱。

Farmers used to hear grigs at night in the fields.

农民们过去在田野的夜里能听到**蟋蟀**声。

Children chased after the hopping grigs behind the house.

孩子们在房子后追逐跳跃的**小蟋蟀**。

You rarely see the word grigs outside of old books these days.

现在除了旧书外，很难见到“**蟋蟀**”这个词。

My grandmother used to say the field came alive with grigs in the summer.

我奶奶常说夏天田野里到处都是**蟋蟀**。

If you find grigs in a story, it probably takes place a long time ago.

如果你在故事里见到“**蟋蟀**”，那它很可能是很久以前的事。