homeotherm
homeotherm — 名詞
- homeothermsingular
- homeothermsplural
1. an animal that holds a steady inner body warmth, even when the air or water arou
恆溫動物
能維持固定體溫的動物
an animal that holds a steady inner body warmth, even when the air or water around it grows much hotter or colder — birds and mammals are the main examples.
A polar bear is a homeotherm, staying warm even in freezing Arctic seas.
北極熊是恆溫動物，即使在冰冷的北極海域也能保持溫暖。
X is a homeotherm — classifying one animal
Birds are homeotherms, so a sparrow keeps the same body heat all winter.
鳥類是恆溫動物，所以麻雀整個冬天都維持相同的體溫。
plural: birds are homeotherms
Professor Kwame explained that whales are homeotherms despite living in cold ocean water.
Kwame 教授解釋，鯨魚雖然生活在寒冷的海水中，仍是恆溫動物。
Unlike a lizard, a mouse is a homeotherm and warms its own body.
和蜥蜴不同，老鼠是恆溫動物，能讓自己的身體變暖。
Isabela learned that every cat and dog is a homeotherm in her biology class.
Isabela 在生物課上學到，每隻貓和狗都是恆溫動物。
- warm-blooded animal
everyday term for the same idea; homeotherm is the scientific word
- endotherm
stresses making heat from inside the body; covers nearly the same animals
- poikilotherm
animal whose body temperature changes with its surroundings
- ectotherm
animal that relies on outside heat, such as the sun
用法筆記
Subject is always an animal — birds and mammals are the classic homeotherms; contrast with poikilotherms, whose temperature follows the surroundings.
常見錯誤
homeotherm — 形容詞
- homeothermpositive
- more homeothermcomparative
- most homeothermsuperlative
1. (of birds, mammals, and similar creatures) keeping a fairly steady inner body wa
恆溫的
體溫能維持穩定、不受外界影響的
(of birds, mammals, and similar creatures) keeping a fairly steady inner body warmth whatever the outside temperature happens to be.
Most homeotherm animals, like wolves and owls, survive harsh winters without trouble.
大多數恆溫動物，例如狼和貓頭鷹，都能輕鬆度過嚴酷的冬天。
attributive use: homeotherm + animal/species
The penguin is a homeotherm bird that stays warm on the icy shore.
企鵝是一種恆溫的鳥，即使在結冰的岸邊也能保持溫暖。
homeotherm + noun (homeotherm bird)
Niran studied how homeotherm mammals burn food to make their own heat.
Niran 研究恆溫哺乳動物如何燃燒食物來產生自己的熱量。
A camel is homeotherm, holding steady warmth through both desert days and cold nights.
駱駝是恆溫的，無論在炎熱的沙漠白天或寒冷的夜晚都能維持穩定的溫暖。
Élise compared homeotherm foxes with cold-blooded frogs during her field trip.
Élise 在實地考察時，比較了恆溫的狐狸和冷血的青蛙。
- warm-blooded
common everyday adjective for the same property
- endothermic
emphasises generating body heat internally
- homeothermic
the more frequent adjective form in science writing
- cold-blooded
everyday opposite, used of reptiles and fish
- poikilothermic
body temperature varies with the environment
文法句型
homeotherm + noun
用法筆記
Used before a noun (homeotherm species) or after 'be'; the form 'homeothermic' is more frequent in formal scientific writing.