marsupial
英 [mɑː'suːpɪəl]
美 [mɑr'supɪəl]
- adj. [脊椎] 有袋的；袋状的
- n. 有袋类动物
中文词源
marsupial 有袋类动物来自拉丁语marsupium,口袋，袋子。后用于指有袋类动物。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Koala is an arboreal Australian marsupial.
- 考拉是一种澳大利亚树栖有袋动物。
来自辞典例句
- 2. The koala is a nocturnal, tree dwelling marsupial mammal.
- 考拉属喜夜间活动的 、 居于树上的有袋类哺乳动物.
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- 3. The marsupial has been in decline for decades due to urban sprawl from car accidentsdog attacks.
- 这种有袋动物其数量在过去几十年间逐渐减少,主要原因是城市的扩张、车祸和狗的袭击.
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- 4. The injured marsupial which underwent surgery at the Melbourne Zoo is expected to recover.
- 接受了墨尔本动物园的外科手术,这个受伤的有袋类动物有望康复.
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