antler

/ˈæntlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæntlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈant-lər/ (ame, mw)

antler — noun

  • antlersingular
  • antlersplural

1. one of the two hard, branching growths on the head of a deer or related animal,

1.名詞B1
釋義

one of the two hard, branching growths on the head of a deer or related animal, made of bone and shed every year

例句

The deer lifted its head, and the tour guide pointed at its large antlers.

its large antlers

Yuna found a fallen antler in the forest and brought it to show her class.

a fallen antler

文法句型

antler/s

a pair of antlers

用法筆記

Antlers grow on both male and female reindeer, but on males only in most other deer species. Antlers are shed and regrown each year, unlike the permanent horns of goats or cattle.

常見錯誤

❌The deer has two antlers on its head.
✅The deer has a pair of antlers on its head.
💡'Antlers' already refers to the whole set; 'a pair of antlers' is the natural way to describe the full set.