"pachyderm" in Chinese (Traditional)
厚皮動物(如大象、犀牛、河馬)
Definition
厚皮動物是指擁有厚皮膚的大型哺乳動物,如大象、犀牛或河馬。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“厚皮動物”主要在正式、學術或文學語境下出現,專指皮膚厚的大型哺乳動物,如大象、犀牛、河馬。這個詞在現代動物學中已較少使用,日常會話很少見。
Examples
An elephant is a well-known pachyderm.
大象是著名的**厚皮動物**。
A rhinoceros is another kind of pachyderm.
犀牛是另一種**厚皮動物**。
Pachyderms have very thick skin to protect them.
**厚皮動物**有很厚的皮膚可以保護自己。
Some people use 'gentle giant' to describe a pachyderm like the hippo.
有人會用「溫柔的巨人」來形容像河馬這樣的**厚皮動物**。
In older books, you often see the word pachyderm instead of 'elephant.'
在舊書中,常常會看到用**厚皮動物**來代替「大象」。
You don't hear the term pachyderm much these days outside of zoos and science texts.
現在除了動物園和科學文獻外,已很少聽到**厚皮動物**這個詞。