flatworm
flatworm — 名詞
- flatwormsingular
- flatwormsplural
1. a flat-bodied worm that lives as a parasite inside people or animals, feeding on
寄生扁蟲
寄生在動物體內、會引發疾病的扁形蟲
a flat-bodied worm that lives as a parasite inside people or animals, feeding on the host and sometimes causing disease — tapeworms and flukes are well-known examples
The veterinarian said the stray dog had flatworms from eating infected meat.
獸醫說那隻流浪狗因為吃了受感染的肉而感染了寄生扁蟲。
In some rural areas, people get flatworms by drinking untreated water from streams or ponds.
在某些鄉村地區，民眾因為飲用溪流或池塘中未經處理的水而感染寄生扁蟲。
A tapeworm, which is one type of flatworm, can grow several meters long inside a person's gut.
條蟲是扁形蟲的一種，可以在人的腸道內長到好幾公尺長。
The doctor explained that flatworms can live for years inside a host without causing any symptoms.
醫生解釋說，寄生扁蟲可以在宿主體內存活多年而不引起任何症狀。
Farmers treat their cattle for flatworms to keep them healthy and the meat safe.
農民會為牛隻治療扁蟲感染，以確保動物健康、肉品安全。
- platyhelminth
the formal scientific term for any member of the phylum Platyhelminthes; very technical, rarely used outside biology
- roundworm
a different phylum (nematodes) with a cylindrical body, not flat, and includes many parasites as well as free-living species
用法筆記
Commonly used in medical and veterinary contexts. Individual types are more often called tapeworms (絛蟲), flukes (吸蟲), or planarians (渦蟲).
常見錯誤
2. a simple worm whose body is soft and flat, living freely in water, wet soil, or
自由扁蟲
身體扁平、自由生活於水中或濕地的簡單蟲類
a simple worm whose body is soft and flat, living freely in water, wet soil, or under rocks without depending on a host — a planarian is one well-known example and can regrow its body if cut into pieces
In biology class, Andrei watched a flatworm glide across a glass slide under the microscope.
在生物課上，Andrei 透過顯微鏡看到一隻扁蟲在玻璃片上滑行。
observed under microscope in lab
The students lifted damp stones by the stream and found flatworms crawling underneath.
學生們翻開溪邊濕潤的石頭，發現扁蟲在下方爬行。
Unlike parasitic flatworms, free-living flatworms hunt small creatures in ponds and streams.
與寄生扁蟲不同，自由扁蟲在池塘和小溪中獵捕小型生物。
A planarian — a kind of flatworm — can regrow its whole body from a small piece.
渦蟲——扁形蟲的一種——可以從一小塊碎片重新長出完整的身體。
Salma's science project showed how a flatworm finds food by sensing chemicals in water.
Salma 的科學專題實驗展示了扁蟲如何透過感應水中的化學物質來尋找食物。
- planarian
a specific type of free-living flatworm; often used in classroom experiments on regeneration, while 'flatworm' is the broader group
用法筆記
Most often encountered in biology classrooms when studying simple animals and regeneration. Planarians (渦蟲) are the most commonly discussed free-living flatworm in school science.