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  4. elephant

elephant

/ˈɛlɪfənt/
大象

An elephant is the largest land animal on Earth.

大象是地球上最大的陆地动物。


正式

一种体型庞大、长鼻目动物,以草食为主,皮肤粗糙,耳朵大,鼻子长且灵活。

The elephant used its trunk to pick up leaves and put them in its mouth.

大象用鼻子卷起树叶放进嘴里。

大象是群居动物,常见于非洲和亚洲的热带草原、森林等环境。

搭配

African elephant非洲象Asian elephant亚洲象elephant trunk象鼻elephant tusk象牙herd of elephants象群

同义词

pachyderm

相关短语

blind men and an elephant比喻
盲人摸象(比喻对事物片面的了解)
white elephant比喻
无用而累赘的东西(源自传说中白象为国王稀罕之物,但难以养活)

专业提示

记忆技巧

将 'elephant' 的发音 '/ˈɛlɪfənt/' 与中文 '大象' 联系起来,想象一头大象用鼻子卷东西的画面。

黄金法则

大小写与复数

在句子中作为名词时首字母小写(如 'an elephant'),复数形式为 'elephants'。

词源

源自古法语 *elefant*(12世纪),再追溯至拉丁语 *elephans*(属格 *elephantis*),最终源自希腊语 *ἐλέφας* (eléphas)。希腊语词汇可能来自埃及语或闪米特语系(如希伯来语 *pīl*)。

用法说明

在中文中,大象通常用于生物学、动物学或环保话题。象牙因历史上被用作雕刻材料,现已成为保护动物的重要议题。

单词拆解

ele-
可能源自希腊语词根,与 'ivory'(象牙)相关
root
+
-phant
源自希腊语 'phainein'(显现),指其显著的外形特征
root
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