aquatic
/əˈkwætɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈkwɑːtɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈkwä-tik -ˈkwa-/ (ame, mw)
aquatic — adjective
1. having to do with life or activity in water, or using water as the place where s
having to do with life or activity in water, or using water as the place where something lives, grows, or happens.
The wetland is home to many aquatic birds, insects, and plants.
before noun: aquatic birds / plants
Our school added aquatic exercise classes in the shallow training pool.
water-related activity, not animal or plant
Frogs begin life as aquatic young before moving onto land.
Scientists studied how aquatic insects survive under winter ice.
The hotel built an aquatic center beside the beach for families.
- water-based
works well for activities or businesses, but less naturally for living things.
- water-dwelling
mainly for animals or plants, not for sports or buildings.
- marine
usually means related to the sea, not water in general.
- terrestrial
used for animals, plants, or environments on land.
- land-based
common for activities, systems, or places that operate on land.
文法句型
aquatic plants
aquatic animals
aquatic life
aquatic exercise
be aquatic
用法筆記
Often used before a noun. It can describe animals and plants that live in water, but it also describes water-related places and activities such as an aquatic center or aquatic exercise.
常見錯誤
aquatic — noun
1. a plant or animal whose normal home is in water, especially in scientific, garde
a plant or animal whose normal home is in water, especially in scientific, gardening, or pond-care contexts.
The pond shop sells hardy aquatics for small garden pools.
plural noun in gardening context
The guidebook lists native aquatics found along the island's slow rivers.
native aquatics
Several aquatics died when the pond water turned warm and dirty.
In spring, the nursery moves its aquatics outside into larger tubs.
One aquatic in the display was a tiny floating fern.
- aquatic organism
more scientific and can include very small life forms.
- water plant
only covers the plant side of the meaning.
- water animal
only covers the animal side of the meaning.
- terrestrial organism
an organism that normally lives on land rather than in water.
文法句型
native aquatics
hardy aquatics
aquatics in a pond
sell aquatics
用法筆記
This noun is much less common than the adjective. In ordinary English, people often say aquatic plant or aquatic animal instead; the short noun aquatic appears more in science, pond care, or gardening lists.