"extinct" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 滅絕的

Definition

不再存在的；已經完全消亡，沒有活著的成員剩下。用於物種、語言或不再活躍的火山。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

關鍵區別："endangered" = 有風險的，"extinct" = 已經永遠消失的。也適用於火山（"extinct volcano" = 永遠不會再噴發）。口語中也用於過時的事物。

Examples

Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

恐龍已經**滅絕**了數百萬年。

The dodo bird went extinct in the 17th century.

渡渡鳥在17世紀**滅絕**了。

Scientists worry that many species could become extinct soon.

科學家擔心許多物種可能很快**滅絕**。

Phone booths are practically extinct — when did you last see one?

電話亭幾乎已經**絕跡**了——你上次看到是什麼時候？

The volcano has been extinct for over ten thousand years.

這座火山已經**熄滅**了一萬多年。

If we don't act now, this language will go extinct within our lifetime.

如果我們現在不採取行動，這種語言將在我們有生之年**滅絕**。