herbivorous
herbivorous — 形容詞
- herbivorouspositive
- more herbivorouscomparative
- most herbivoroussuperlative
1. describing an animal that gets all its food from plants, such as grass, leaves,
草食的
只吃植物不吃肉的
describing an animal that gets all its food from plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit, or seeds, and does not eat meat or other animals.
Karim watched a documentary about herbivorous animals such as zebras and giraffes.
Karim 看了一部關於草食性動物的紀錄片，例如斑馬和長頸鹿。
modifies the noun 'animals': herbivorous animals
The green iguana is a herbivorous lizard that eats leaves and flowers in tropical forests.
綠鬣蜥是一種草食性蜥蜴，在熱帶森林中以樹葉和花朵為食。
Ayesha's class visited a wildlife park where the guide pointed out several herbivorous mammals.
Ayesha 的班級參觀了一座野生動物園，導覽員指出了好幾種草食性哺乳動物。
common collocation: herbivorous mammals
Large herbivorous animals like elephants spend most of their day searching for food.
像大象這類大型草食性動物，一天大部分時間都在尋找食物。
predicative use: 'be + herbivorous' in comparative context
Piotr explained that herbivorous dinosaurs had flat teeth designed for grinding tough plants.
Piotr 解釋說，草食性恐龍有扁平的牙齒，用來磨碎堅韌的植物。
- herbivorous animals
- herbivorous mammals
- herbivorous dinosaurs
- herbivorous insects
- herbivorous species
- herbivorous reptiles
- herbivorous diet
- herbivorous feeding
- plant-eating
less formal, used in general descriptions of animal diets
- phytophagous
highly technical term used mainly for insects; rare outside specialist contexts
- carnivorous
describing animals that eat meat, the direct opposite dietary category
- omnivorous
describing animals that eat both plants and meat
文法句型
herbivorous + noun
be + herbivorous
用法筆記
This is a technical, scientific term. In everyday conversation, plant-eating is more commonly used to describe an animal's diet.
同根字
- herbivore名詞B2
- herbivory名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- herbivorous animals
- herbivorous mammals
- herbivorous dinosaurs
- herbivorous insects
- herbivorous species
副詞搭配
- exclusively herbivorous
- primarily herbivorous
- strictly herbivorous
- mostly herbivorous