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"newt" in Chinese (Traditional)

蠑螈

Definition

蠑螈是一種小型兩棲動物,外表像蜥蜴,但能在水中和陸地上生活。牠和蠑螈科的其他動物有關,常在池塘和溪流出現。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Newt' 主要用於科學或自然語境,很少在日常會話中用。不要和蜥蜴(爬蟲類)混淆,蠑螈屬於兩棲動物。常見詞組有 'smooth newt'(平滑蠑螈)、'crested newt'(冠蠑螈)。

Examples

A newt can live both in water and on land.

**蠑螈**可以在水和陸地上生活。

A newt looks a little like a lizard.

**蠑螈**看起來有點像蜥蜴。

We saw a newt in the pond at school.

我們在學校的池塘裡看到了一隻**蠑螈**。

Not many people realize that a newt is actually an amphibian, not a reptile.

很多人不知道**蠑螈**其實是兩棲動物,而不是爬蟲類。

If you look under the rocks near the stream, you might spot a newt hiding there.

你若在溪流旁的石頭下找找,可能會發現一隻**蠑螈**藏著。

My brother keeps a newt as a pet in an aquarium at home.

我哥哥在家裡的水族箱養了一隻**蠑螈**當寵物。