"gecko" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 壁虎

Definition

壁虎是一種小型蜥蜴，通常生活在溫暖的地方。牠們以擁有能黏在牆壁和天花板上的腳趾而聞名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「壁虎」是常見的日常和科學詞語，特指有攀爬能力的小蜥蜴。與一般「蜥蜴」區別，港澳臺常稱「壁虎」而不用比喻意。

Examples

A gecko can climb up the wall easily.

**壁虎**可以輕鬆地爬上牆。

The gecko is hiding behind the curtain.

**壁虎**躲在窗簾後面。

I saw a gecko in the garden yesterday.

我昨天在花園裡看到一隻**壁虎**。

Don’t worry, that little gecko on the ceiling won’t hurt you.

別擔心，天花板上的那隻小**壁虎**不會傷到你。

At night, you can sometimes hear a gecko making chirping sounds.

晚上有時會聽到**壁虎**在叫。

A gecko's sticky feet are amazing—they let it walk upside down!

**壁虎**的黏腳真的很厲害——牠可以倒著走！