(pl. antennae -niː)
(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。
(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。

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派生
antennal
adjective

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语源
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