"domesticated" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 驯化的
• 家养的

Definition

指被人类驯养和训练，可以与人类一起生活或为人类工作的动物。有时也用来形容被驯化的植物或极少数情况下指习惯家庭生活的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'domesticated' 多用于动物（如“domesticated dog”），偶用于植物和幽默形容人的温顺。正式用语，常见于生物学，日常英语也常用。要注意与 'tame' 区别，'domesticated' 指整个物种已适应与人类生活。

Examples

A domesticated dog is friendly to people.

一只**驯化的**狗对人友好。

Cows are domesticated animals.

牛是**家养的**动物。

Rice is a domesticated plant.

水稻是一种**驯化的**植物。

Unlike wolves, domesticated dogs can easily live in your house.

和狼不同，**家养的**狗很容易在你家生活。

He used to be quite wild, but after marrying, he's become almost domesticated.

他曾经很狂放，但结婚后几乎变得像**驯化的**一样。

Some domesticated animals, like sheep, have lived with humans for thousands of years.

有些**驯化的**动物，比如羊，已经和人类一起生活了几千年。