eyelike

/ˈaɪˌɫaɪk/ adj

Resembling an eye.

Word Origin A compound of eye and like, where like comes from Old English līc 'body, form' — so eyelike means 'having the form of an eye.' The suffix -like is incredibly productive: childlike, lifelike, dreamlike. Eye itself is from Old English ēage, related to Latin oculus.

adj Resembling an eye.

The eerie, eyelike patterns on the moth's wings seemed to watch me as it rested.

(形容词) 眼状的

蛾子翅膀上诡异的眼状图案在它休息时仿佛在注视着我。

(adjetivo) Que se parece a un ojo.

Los patrones inquietantes, **parecidos a ojos**, en las alas de la polilla parecían observarme mientras se posaba.

(adjectif) en forme d'œil; ocellé [Qui ressemble à un œil.]

Les motifs étranges et **eyelike** sur les ailes du papillon semblaient me fixer pendant qu'il se reposait.

(Adjektiv) augenähnlich; augenartig [Einem Auge ähnlich; in der Form oder dem Aussehen an ein Auge erinnernd.]

Die unheimlichen, **eyelike** Muster auf den Flügeln der Motte schienen mich anzustarren, als sie ruhte.

(形容詞) 目に似た形状をしている。

ガの羽にある不気味で目のような模様は、止まっているときに見つめられているように感じた。

(adjetivo) semelhante a um olho; com forma de olho [Que se parece com um olho.]

Os padrões assustadores, semelhantes a olhos, nas asas da mariposa pareciam me observar enquanto ela descansava.

Word parts: eye + like

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