"dodo" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 渡渡鳥

Definition

渡渡鳥是一種體型較大、不會飛的鳥，原產於模里西斯島，17世紀滅絕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於動物學或歷史語境。有時“dodo”也用來比喻遲鈍或過時的人（口語），但並不常見。

Examples

The dodo could not fly.

**渡渡鳥**不會飛。

The dodo is extinct.

**渡渡鳥**已經滅絕了。

People have only seen pictures of the dodo.

人們只看過**渡渡鳥**的圖片。

The phrase 'dead as a dodo' means something is completely gone.

片語“dead as a **dodo**”表示某事物完全消失了。

I felt like a dodo when I forgot my keys again.

我又忘了帶鑰匙，真像個**渡渡鳥**。

Scientists study the dodo to learn about extinction.

科學家研究**渡渡鳥**來瞭解滅絕。