orc
orc — 名詞
- orcsingular
- orcsplural
1. a violent monster from fantasy stories, with a rough ugly appearance, usually li
半獸人
奇幻故事中邪惡醜陋的人形怪物
a violent monster from fantasy stories, with a rough ugly appearance, usually living in groups and serving an evil master — made famous through J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books
Frodo and Sam hid behind a fallen tree as orcs marched past them in the dark forest.
Frodo 和 Sam 躲在一棵倒下的樹後面，一群半獸人在黑暗的森林中列隊經過。
plural subject with group-action verb: orcs marched past
An orc holding a rusty spear stood guard at the entrance of the mountain fortress.
一名手持生鏽長矛的半獸人，在山寨入口處站崗警戒。
indefinite article + descriptive phrase: an orc holding a ...
In many role-playing games, defeating an orc gives players coins and useful items.
在許多角色扮演遊戲中，打倒半獸人可讓玩家獲得金幣和實用道具。
gaming context: defeat + reward pattern
Children dressed as orcs for the school play, using green face paint and fake fangs.
孩子們在學校話劇中扮成半獸人，臉上塗著綠色顏料，戴著假獠牙。
Gandalf warned the villagers that a large army of orcs was gathering in the eastern forest.
Gandalf 警告村民，有一支龐大的半獸人軍隊正在東方的森林中集結。
quantifier + collective noun: a large army of orcs
- orc army
- orc warrior
- defeat an orc
- fight orcs
- band of orcs
- orc fortress
- ugly orc
- angry orc
- goblin
goblins are usually smaller, more mischievous, and less organized than orcs; orcs tend to be larger and more militaristic
- troll
trolls are often solitary, very large, and less intelligent; orcs live in groups and can follow orders
- ogre
ogres are huge and brutish but usually act alone; orcs form armies and serve a dark leader
文法句型
determiner + orc
用法筆記
Commonly pluralised as 'orcs'. The singular form 'orc' is also frequent, especially when describing a specific individual. This word is strongly associated with J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world and has been adopted widely by other fantasy settings in books, films, and video games.
常見錯誤
同根字
- orcish形容詞C1
- orc-like形容詞C1