"area or region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives," 1762, originally a technical term in Latin texts on English flora and fauna, literally "it inhabits," third person singular present indicative of habitare "to live, dwell," frequentative of habere "to have, to hold, possess" (see habit (n.)). This was the Modern Latin word that began the part of the scientific description of a plant or animal species that told its locality. General sense of "dwelling place" is first attested 1854.
雙語例句
1. In its natural habitat, the hibiscus will grow up to 25ft.
在原生境中，木槿能長到25英尺高。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Few countries have as rich a diversity of habitat as South Africa.
幾乎沒有哪個國家像南非那樣擁有如此多樣化的動植物棲生地。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.
大熊貓的天然棲息地是竹林。
來自《權威詞典》
4. This creature's natural habitat is the jungle.
這種動物的棲息地是叢林.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants.