hexapod
hexapod — 名詞
1. a creature, usually an insect, whose body moves on six legs.
六足動物
特別指有六隻腳的小動物
a creature, usually an insect, whose body moves on six legs.
In science class, Theo drew a hexapod with six thin legs and two wings.
在自然課上，Theo 畫了一隻有六條細腿和兩片翅膀的六足動物。
countable noun: a hexapod
The guide showed Min a tiny hexapod hiding under the wet stone.
導覽員指給 Min 看一隻躲在濕石頭下的小六足動物。
Each hexapod in the jar moved its front legs before climbing the leaf.
玻璃罐裡的每一隻六足動物，在爬上葉子前都先動了前腳。
Rohan counted every hexapod he found near the garden light that night.
那天晚上，Rohan 數了花園燈旁找到的每一隻六足動物。
文法句型
a hexapod
count each hexapod
hexapod + verb
用法筆記
Mostly used in biology or technical description. In everyday English, speakers usually say insect unless they need to stress the six-legged group itself.
常見錯誤
hexapod — 形容詞
- hexapodpositive
- more hexapodcomparative
- most hexapodsuperlative
1. describing something that stands or moves on six legs.
六足的
具有六隻腳的
describing something that stands or moves on six legs.
The museum displayed a hexapod robot that climbed the stairs one step at a time.
博物館展示了一台六足的機器人，它一步一步爬上樓梯。
hexapod + robot
Engineers tested a hexapod machine on loose sand behind the lab.
工程師在實驗室後方的鬆沙地上測試一台六足的機器。
Yara sketched a hexapod insect for the poster about desert life.
Yara 為那張沙漠生物海報畫了一隻六足的昆蟲。
The toy company sold a hexapod walker with six jointed metal legs.
那家玩具公司賣一種有六條金屬關節腿的六足步行機。
- six-legged
the clearer everyday equivalent
文法句型
hexapod + robot
hexapod + machine
hexapod + insect
用法筆記
Usually placed before technical nouns such as robot, machine, walker, or insect. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense points to a six-legged shape, not to insect-related study or classification.
常見錯誤
2. used for features, species, or research connected with insects as a group.
昆蟲類的
與昆蟲類群有關的
used for features, species, or research connected with insects as a group.
The textbook has one chapter on hexapod evolution and another on spiders.
那本課本有一章談昆蟲類的演化，另一章談蜘蛛。
hexapod + evolution
Dr. Yael compared hexapod eyes with the eyes of small crabs.
Yael 醫師把昆蟲類的眼睛拿來和小螃蟹的眼睛相比。
The team built a chart of hexapod species found in rice fields.
研究團隊做了一張圖表，整理稻田裡找到的昆蟲類物種。
Omar borrowed a paper on hexapod anatomy from the biology library.
Omar 從生物圖書館借了一篇談昆蟲類解剖的論文。
- insect
the ordinary adjective for everyday contexts
- entomological
more specialized, especially for the scientific study of insects
文法句型
hexapod + anatomy
hexapod + evolution
hexapod + species
用法筆記
Mostly seen in biology writing with nouns such as anatomy, evolution, lineage, or species. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense classifies something as insect-related, not simply six-legged in form.