edentate
edentate — 形容詞
- edentatepositive
- more edentatecomparative
- most edentatesuperlative
1. having no teeth at all, or only a very small number of them
無牙的
沒有牙齒或幾乎沒有牙齒的
having no teeth at all, or only a very small number of them
Salma read that the giant anteater is edentate and catches ants with its tongue.
Salma 讀到大食蟻獸是無牙動物，靠舌頭捕捉螞蟻。
predicative: be + edentate
In biology class, Élise sketched an edentate skull with no teeth in the jaw.
生物課上，Élise 素描了一個下顎沒有牙齒的無牙頭骨。
attributive: edentate + noun
Vikram pointed out that, unlike the lion, the edentate anteater has no teeth for chewing.
Vikram 指出，不像獅子，大食蟻獸是無牙的，沒有牙齒可以咀嚼。
Christopher noticed the picture of an edentate anteater with a long mouth and no teeth.
Christopher 注意到圖片裡那隻無牙的食蟻獸，嘴巴又長又沒有牙齒。
- toothless
plain word for having no teeth; says nothing about an animal group
- toothed
having teeth, as in a toothed whale
文法句型
be + edentate
edentate + noun
用法筆記
Used before a noun (an edentate skull) or after be (the anteater is edentate). Distinguish from sense 2, which names the animal group rather than the missing teeth.
2. belonging to the group of animals that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteater
貧齒類的
屬於樹懶、犰狳等動物類群的
belonging to the group of animals that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteaters
The armadillo and the sloth look very different, yet both are edentate mammals.
犰狳和樹懶長得很不一樣，卻都是貧齒類哺乳動物。
edentate + mammals
Imani wrote a science report about the edentate species of South America.
Imani 寫了一份關於南美洲貧齒類物種的自然課報告。
attributive: edentate + species
The zoo's new edentate exhibit has a two-toed sloth and a giant armadillo.
動物園新的貧齒類展區裡有一隻二趾樹懶和一隻巨犰狳。
Owen's book on edentate animals has a full chapter on the nine-banded armadillo.
Owen 那本談貧齒類動物的書，有一整章專講九帶犰狳。
- edentate mammal
文法句型
edentate + mammal/species
用法筆記
Usually comes before a noun such as mammal or species. This sense sorts an animal by its group, so an armadillo that has teeth can still be edentate.
edentate — 名詞
1. a mammal from the group that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteaters, whose t
貧齒類動物
樹懶、犰狳、食蟻獸等無牙或少牙動物
a mammal from the group that includes sloths, armadillos, and anteaters, whose teeth are very few or missing altogether
In the rainforest exhibit, Théo saw a sloth, an edentate that moves very slowly.
在雨林展區，Théo 看到一隻樹懶，這種貧齒類動物移動得非常緩慢。
apposition: a sloth, an edentate
The giant anteater is an edentate that uses its long tongue to eat ants.
大食蟻獸是一種貧齒類動物，用長長的舌頭捕食螞蟻。
be + an edentate
Indra learned that the armadillo, the sloth, and the anteater are all edentates.
Indra 學到犰狳、樹懶和食蟻獸都是貧齒類動物。
plural: edentates
Yumi drew a sloth and an armadillo for her class project on edentates.
Yumi 為班上的專題畫了一隻樹懶和一隻犰狳，主題是貧齒類動物。
用法筆記
Countable noun: one edentate, several edentates. The plural can name the whole group of such animals.
同根字
- edentulous形容詞
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- edentate mammal