cetacean
cetacean — 名詞
- cetaceansingular
- cetaceansplural
1. a whale, dolphin, porpoise, or similar sea mammal that breathes air and feeds it
鯨豚類
包括鯨魚與海豚的海洋哺乳動物
a whale, dolphin, porpoise, or similar sea mammal that breathes air and feeds its young with milk
The guide explained that dolphins are cetaceans, not fish.
解說員說明海豚屬於鯨豚類，不是魚類。
classification: dolphins belong to the cetacean group
Researchers tagged two cetaceans before releasing them into deeper water.
研究人員先替兩隻鯨豚類動物做標記，再把牠們放回較深的水域。
At the rescue center, a young cetacean drank milk from a bottle.
在救援中心，一隻年幼的鯨豚類動物正用奶瓶喝奶。
The poster compared the bones of a seal and a cetacean.
那張海報比較了海豹和鯨豚類動物的骨骼。
文法句型
a cetacean
study cetaceans
injured cetacean
用法筆記
This word is mainly used in biology, conservation, and museum writing. In everyday speech, people usually say whale, dolphin, or porpoise instead of cetacean.
常見錯誤
cetacean — 形容詞
- cetaceanpositive
- more cetaceancomparative
- most cetaceansuperlative
1. describing something linked to whales, dolphins, porpoises, or the larger animal
鯨豚的
和鯨魚海豚這類動物有關的
describing something linked to whales, dolphins, porpoises, or the larger animal family they belong to
The team recorded cetacean calls during the night survey.
團隊在夜間調查期間錄下了鯨豚的叫聲。
collocation: cetacean calls
A new map showed cetacean migration routes along the Chilean coast.
新地圖標出了智利海岸沿線的鯨豚遷徙路線。
collocation: cetacean migration routes
Marine parks must follow strict cetacean care rules for injured animals.
海洋公園必須遵守照護受傷鯨豚的嚴格規定。
The museum opened a cetacean research room beside the public aquarium.
博物館在公共水族館旁開設了一間鯨豚研究室。
文法句型
cetacean + calls
cetacean + migration
cetacean + research
用法筆記
This sense is most common before nouns such as calls, migration, habitat, and research. It sounds technical, so general conversation more often uses whale or dolphin instead.