habitat
/ˈhæbɪtæt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæbɪtæt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈha-bə-ˌtat/ (ame, mw)
habitat — 名詞
- habitatsingular
- habitatsplural
1. The kind of place where a living thing naturally lives in the wild.
棲息地
動植物自然生活的場所
The kind of place where a living thing naturally lives in the wild.
The Amazon rainforest is a rich habitat for thousands of plant and animal species.
亞馬遜雨林是數千種動植物的豐富棲息地。
habitat for + [species / plants / animals]
When developers drained the wetland, the local birds lost their natural habitat.
開發商排乾溼地後，當地的鳥類失去了自然棲息地。
lose one's natural habitat
Coral reefs provide a vital habitat for many fish and sea creatures.
珊瑚礁為許多魚類和海洋生物提供了重要的棲息地。
The national park was created to protect the mountain gorilla's habitat.
這座國家公園是為了保護山地大猩猩的棲息地而建立的。
Vivek's research team studied how pollution damages the habitat of river turtles.
Vivek 的研究團隊研究了污染如何破壞河龜的棲息地。
- environment
broader term; can refer to any surroundings, not just where a specific species lives
- home
more informal and emotional; often used in nature writing ('the forest is home to many birds')
- territory
refers to an area an animal actively defends against others, not just its living space
- ecosystem
larger concept that includes the habitat plus all the living and non-living things interacting within it
文法句型
habitat + for + [creature]
habitat + of + [creature]
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive noun or 'of' to specify which creature's habitat (the frog's habitat, the habitat of the polar bear).