species
英 ['spi??i?z; -??z; 'spi?s-]
美 ['spi?iz]
英文詞源
- species (n.)
- late 14c. as a classification in logic, from Latin species "a particular sort, kind, or type" (opposed to genus), originally "a sight, look, view, appearance," hence also "a spectacle; mental appearance, idea, notion; a look; a pretext; a resemblance; a show or display," typically in passive senses; in Late Latin, "a special case;" related to specere "to look at, to see, behold," from PIE *spek- (see scope (n.1)). From 1550s as "appearance, outward form;" 1560s as "distinct class (of something) based on common characteristics." Biological sense is from c. 1600. Endangered species first attested 1964.
雙語例句
- 1. Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species.
- 由于這些鳥進行雜交繁殖，不能把它們歸為不同的物種。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Hybridising the two species will reduce the red to orange.
- 將這兩個物種雜交后顏色會由紅色淡化成橙色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing cond-itions.
- 某些種類的動植物不能適應迅速變化的環境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
- 這種疾病能夠在不同的哺乳類物種之間傳播。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Several other sub-species of gull are found in the region.
- 在該地區還發現了海鷗的其他亞種。
來自柯林斯例句