ectothermic
ectothermic — 形容詞
- ectothermicpositive
- more ectothermiccomparative
- most ectothermicsuperlative
1. describes an animal whose body temperature depends mainly on heat from the world
外溫的
體溫主要靠外界熱源調節的
describes an animal whose body temperature depends mainly on heat from the world around it, instead of being kept steady by heat made inside its body.
The science teacher explained that frogs are ectothermic animals that warm themselves on rocks.
老師解釋說，青蛙是外溫動物，會在岩石上讓身體變暖。
be ectothermic + animal noun
After sunset, the ectothermic lizard moved more slowly across the cool garden wall.
日落後，那隻外溫蜥蜴在涼爽的花園牆上動得更慢了。
ectothermic + animal noun
Hana learned that sea turtles are ectothermic and often rest in the morning sun.
Hana 學到海龜是外溫動物，而且常在晨光下休息。
An ectothermic snake may hide under leaves when the midday heat becomes too strong.
外溫的蛇在正午太熱時，可能會躲到落葉下面。
The zoo keeps ectothermic species in rooms where staff can control the temperature.
動物園把外溫物種養在工作人員能控制溫度的房間裡。
- cold-blooded
more common in everyday English; ectothermic is the scientific term
- poikilothermic
more technical and less common; it emphasizes changing body temperature
- endothermic
describes animals that produce most body heat inside the body
文法句型
be ectothermic
ectothermic + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly in biology. It usually describes animals such as reptiles, fish, and amphibians when explaining how they manage body heat.