endotherm
endotherm — 名詞
1. an animal that keeps its body temperature fairly steady by making heat inside it
恆溫動物
可自行產熱維持體溫的動物
an animal that keeps its body temperature fairly steady by making heat inside its own body
In science class, Hui learned that a whale is an endotherm.
在自然課上，Hui 知道鯨魚是恆溫動物。
pattern: [animal] is an endotherm
The guide said penguins stay active in winter because they are endotherms.
導覽員說，企鵝在冬天仍能活動，因為牠們是恆溫動物。
meaning clue: internal heat in cold weather
Esme circled the bat on the worksheet because it is an endotherm.
Esme 在作業單上圈出那隻蝙蝠，因為牠是恆溫動物。
Unlike a lizard, a rabbit is an endotherm and makes its own heat.
和蜥蜴不同，兔子是恆溫動物，會自己產熱。
The chart grouped seals with other endotherms, not with cold-blooded reptiles.
那張圖表把海豹和其他恆溫動物歸在一起，而不是和冷血爬蟲類放在一起。
- warm-blooded animal
the everyday phrase for the same idea; endotherm is more scientific
- homeotherm
a technical term that stresses stable body temperature rather than the source of heat
- ectotherm
an animal that depends mainly on heat from its surroundings
- cold-blooded animal
the everyday opposite term, less technical than ectotherm
文法句型
an endotherm
[animal] is an endotherm
compare endotherms with ectotherms
用法筆記
Usually used in biology or science writing. In everyday English, people more often say warm-blooded animal.