🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

拟饵

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /nǐ ěr/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fishing lure/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ lʊər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他熟练地抛出了手中的路亚拟饵。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An artificial object designed to attract fish by imitating live prey through its appearance, movement, or vibration.

    "He cast his colorful feathered fishing lure into the clear waters of the lake."
  2. 2

    A device equipped with one or more hooks used in angling to catch predatory fish.

    "The tackle box was filled with various types of spoons, plugs, and spinners serving as fishing lures."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'fishing', derived from Old English 'fiscið' (the act of catching fish), and 'lure', stemming from Old Norse 'laðr' or Middle High German 'luoder', meaning bait or enticement. Historically appearing in its modern compound form by the 19th century, it evolved from simple natural bait descriptions to signify manufactured artificial devices designed to mimic prey.

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