flightless

IPA/ˈflaɪtləs/
KK[flˈaɪtləs]IPA/ˈflaɪtləs/

flightless — 形容詞

  • flightlesspositive
  • more flightlesscomparative
  • most flightlesssuperlative

1. describing a bird or other animal that does not have the power to fly

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不會飛的

指鳥類等沒有飛行能力

describing a bird or other animal that does not have the power to fly

例句

At the zoo, Jin pointed at a flightless penguin sliding into the water.

在動物園裡，Jin 指著一隻滑進水裡的不會飛的企鵝。

collocation: flightless penguin

The island once had many flightless birds with no need to escape.

那座島上以前有很多不會飛的鳥，幾乎不需要躲避天敵。

common context: flightless birds on isolated islands

常見搭配
  • flightless bird
  • flightless penguin
  • flightless kiwi
  • flightless species
  • be flightless
  • remain flightless
  • temporarily flightless
同義詞
  • wingless

    means having no wings; a flightless animal may still have wings

  • grounded

    often temporary, especially when weather, rules, or injury stop flying

  • nonflying

    more technical or scientific than everyday flightless

反義詞
  • flying

    able to move through the air

  • airborne

    already in the air, often in a more formal style

用法筆記

Usually used for birds and insects as a natural characteristic. It can also describe an animal that cannot fly for a period of time because it is young or injured.

常見錯誤

This suitcase is flightless, so it is easy to carry.
This suitcase is lightweight, so it is easy to carry.
flightless only describes creatures connected with flying, not ordinary objects.
The broken plane is flightless now.
The broken plane cannot fly now.
flightless is mainly used for birds, insects, and similar animals rather than machines.

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  • be flightless
  • remain flightless
  • flightless bird
  • flightless species