来自古英语mothe,蛾子，来自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆虫，拟声词，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的声音，词源同moth,midge.

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.

她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。

2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.

我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。

3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

这种策略愈来愈显得老套。

4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.

我们驾车穿过有些破旧的鹿苑。

5. a hitherto unknown species of moth

迄今仍属未知种类的蛾