hominin

/ˈhɒm.ɪ.nɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑː.mɪ.nɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhä-mə-nən -ˌnin/ (ame, mw)

hominin — noun

  • homininsingular
  • homininsplural

1. a member of the group of living things that includes modern humans and all the e

1.名詞C1
釋義

a member of the group of living things that includes modern humans and all the extinct species that are more closely related to humans than to chimpanzees or gorillas.

例句

The hominin fossils discovered in the Rift Valley date back more than four million years.

hominin + fossil (noun modifier pattern)

Paleoanthropologists in South Africa identified a new hominin species from a nearly complete skull.

hominin species (noun + noun collocation)

同義詞
  • hominid

    broader term; includes all great apes and humans, not just the human lineage.

  • early human

    less technical but narrower; often used for Homo species rather than all Hominini.

  • prehuman

    sometimes used in popular writing but can exclude modern Homo sapiens, which are hominins.

文法句型

hominin + noun (modifier)

adjective + hominin

常見錯誤

❌The hominin is a type of ape.
✅Hominins are a group that includes humans and their extinct relatives, not apes.
💡Hominins are part of the hominid family but are distinct from modern apes such as chimpanzees and gorillas.
❌Hominin and hominid mean the same thing.
✅Hominids are a larger group that includes all great apes; hominins are a subgroup within hominids.
💡Hominid covers orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans, while hominin refers specifically to the human branch.