eclosion

/ɪˈkləʊ.ʒən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈkloʊ.ʒən/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈklō-zhən/ (ame, mw)

eclosion — 名詞

1. the moment when an insect leaves its egg or the protective case in which it chan

1.名詞C2
釋義

孵化；羽化

昆蟲從卵或蛹殼中出來

the moment when an insect leaves its egg or the protective case in which it changed into an adult.

例句

Sora recorded the moth's eclosion just before sunrise in the school lab.

Sora 在學校實驗室裡，在日出前拍下那隻蛾的羽化過程。

the moth's eclosion in a lab setting

After six days, the team noted eclosion when the eggs split on the leaf.

六天後，團隊記下葉片上的卵裂開、開始孵化的時刻。

eclosion from eggs on a leaf

同義詞
  • hatching

    common everyday word for coming out of an egg; less used for pupal emergence

  • emergence

    broader and less technical; can describe many kinds of coming out

文法句型

eclosion of [insect]

at eclosion

delay eclosion

用法筆記

Used mainly in biology writing about insects. It often names the moment an adult insect leaves a pupal case, though some writers also use it for leaving the egg.

常見錯誤

❌The chicks' eclosion started at dawn.
✅The chicks hatched at dawn.
💡eclosion is mainly a technical biology term for insects, especially for leaving an egg or pupal case.