"turkle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• （無對應翻譯——極為罕見的詞，見說明）

Definition

這是英語裡“turtle”（海龜、烏龜）的過時或方言詞；現在幾乎不用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“turkle”極為罕見並屬於過時詞彙，僅見於美國南方部分方言。學英文時應直接用“turtle”表示烏龜/海龜。

Examples

Look, there's a turkle in the pond.

你看，池塘裡有隻**turkle**。

My grandfather calls every turtle a turkle.

我祖父把每隻烏龜都叫做**turkle**。

Children used to collect turkles near the river.

小孩們以前常在河邊抓**turkles**。

I've never heard anyone use the word turkle before.

我從未聽過有人用過**turkle**這個詞。

Some old folks in the South still say turkle instead of 'turtle'.

南方部分老年人現在還說**turkle**，而不用“turtle”。

Is turkle even a real word? It sounds made up!

**Turkle**真的是個詞嗎？聽起來像亂編出來的！