"nocturnal" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 夜行的

Definition

在夜间活动或发生的。通常用来形容夜间活动的动物或夜晚发生的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“nocturnal”较正式，常在科学和生物学语境中用来描述动物，非常常见搭配是“nocturnal animals”（夜行性动物）。反义词是“diurnal”（昼行的）。形容人时强调或带文学色彩。

Examples

Owls are nocturnal animals.

猫头鹰是**夜行性**动物。

The bat is a nocturnal creature.

蝙蝠是一种**夜行的**生物。

Some flowers have a nocturnal bloom and open only at night.

有些花是**夜间**开放的，只在晚上开放。

He's naturally nocturnal and loves working late into the night.

他天生**是夜猫子**，喜欢工作到很晚。

A lot of big cities have a nocturnal energy that you just don't feel during the day.

许多大城市拥有一种白天感受不到的**夜间**活力。

Unlike most birds, the owl is strictly nocturnal.

与大多数鸟类不同，猫头鹰是严格的**夜行性**动物。