"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。