marsupial

英 [mɑː'suːpɪəl] 美[mɑr'supɪəl]
  • adj. [脊椎] 有袋的;袋状的
  • n. 有袋类动物

GRE 畅通词汇

英英释义


1. mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

实用场景例句


Koala is an arboreal Australian marsupial.
考拉是一种澳大利亚树栖有袋动物。

辞典例句

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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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。

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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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.

词态变化


复数: marsupials;