marsupial
英 [mɑː'suːpɪəl]
美 [mɑr'supɪəl]
- adj. [脊椎] 有袋的；袋狀的
- n. 有袋類動物
中文詞源
marsupial 有袋類動物來自拉丁語marsupium,口袋，袋子。後用於指有袋類動物。
英文詞源
- marsupial (adj.)
- 1690s, with -al (1) + Modern Latin marsupialis "having a pouch," coined from Late Latin marsupium "pouch, purse" (Classical Latin marsuppium), from Greek marsipion, diminutive of marsipos "bag, pouch," of foreign, possibly oriental, origin. As a noun from 1805.
雙語例句
- 1. Koala is an arboreal Australian marsupial.
- 考拉是一種澳大利亞樹棲有袋動物。
來自辭典例句
- 2. The koala is a nocturnal, tree dwelling marsupial mammal.
- 考拉屬喜夜間活動的 、 居於樹上的有袋類哺乳動物.
來自互聯網
- 3. The marsupial has been in decline for decades due to urban sprawl from car accidentsdog attacks.
- 這種有袋動物其數量在過去幾十年間逐漸減少,主要原因是城市的擴張、車禍和狗的襲擊.
來自互聯網
- 4. The injured marsupial which underwent surgery at the Melbourne Zoo is expected to recover.
- 接受了墨爾本動物園的外科手術,這個受傷的有袋類動物有望康複.
來自互聯網