"antennae" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 觸角

Definition

「觸角」是昆蟲和某些其他動物頭部細長的感覺器官，用來感知、嗅聞或偵測環境。有時也指收發無線電波的裝置，但通常用「antenna」這個說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英文裡 'antennae' 指昆蟲等生物學上觸角的複數型，設備的天線則用 'antennas' 做複數。須注意用法區分，多見於科學或教育場合。

Examples

Bees use their antennae to smell flowers.

蜜蜂用牠們的**觸角**聞花香。

Ants touch each other's antennae to communicate.

螞蟻互相碰觸**觸角**來交流。

Butterflies have two long antennae on their heads.

蝴蝶頭上有兩根長**觸角**。

If you gently touch a snail's antennae, it will pull them back.

如果你輕輕碰一下蝸牛的**觸角**，牠就會縮回去。

Sometimes it's hard to see an insect's antennae because they're very thin.

有時很難看到昆蟲的**觸角**，因為它們很細。

Scientists study how different insects use their antennae to sense danger.

科學家研究不同昆蟲如何用**觸角**感知危險。