omnivore

/ˈɒmnɪvɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːmnɪvɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäm-ni-ˌvȯr/ (ame, mw)

omnivore — noun

  • omnivoresingular
  • omnivoresplural

1. a person or animal that normally eats food from plants as well as food from anim

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person or animal that normally eats food from plants as well as food from animals

例句

The guide explained that brown bears are omnivores, eating berries as well as salmon.

omnivores eat plant food as well as animals

Unlike her vegan sister, Salma is an omnivore and orders chicken soup.

contrast with vegan in a person's diet

反義詞
  • herbivore

    describes an animal that lives on plants rather than on mixed food sources

  • carnivore

    describes an animal whose diet is mainly animal food

文法句型

be an omnivore

omnivore + verb

用法筆記

Often used in biology for animals, but it is also common in everyday talk about human diets. For people, it means they eat both plant foods and meat; it does not suggest that they eat unusually large amounts.

常見錯誤

❌Koalas are omnivores because they eat many leaves.
✅Koalas are herbivores because they eat only plants.
💡An omnivore eats both plant and animal food, not just a lot of one kind.
❌My cousin is an omnivore because he loves big meals.
✅My cousin is an omnivore because he eats both vegetables and meat.
💡The word describes the kinds of food someone eats, not how much.