"mantes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 螳螂

Definition

螳螂是一種以雙前腳合十如同祈禱姿態聞名的昆蟲，用來捕捉獵物。有多種品種，包括著名的「祈禱螳螂」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'螳螂' 泛指多種螳螂，有時稱為祈禱螳螂，常見於自然或科學語境。不要與'螳臂'或其他昆蟲混淆。

Examples

My teacher showed us some mantes in a glass box.

老師在玻璃箱中給我們看了幾隻**螳螂**。

Mantes eat other insects to survive.

**螳螂**為了生存會喫其他昆蟲。

The garden is full of green mantes in the summer.

夏天花園裡到處是綠色的**螳螂**。

Did you know some mantes can turn their heads to look at you directly?

你知道有些**螳螂**可以轉頭直接看你嗎？

I spotted two mantes fighting over a cricket on the fence.

我看到兩隻**螳螂**在籬笆上為了一隻蟋蟀打架。

When it rains, you can find mantes hiding under big leaves to stay dry.

下雨時，你會看到**螳螂**躲在大葉子下保持乾燥。