pachyderm
pachyderm — 名詞
- pachydermsingular
- pachydermsplural
1. a very large thick-skinned mammal, especially an elephant, rhino, or hippo.
厚皮動物
指大象、犀牛、河馬這類厚皮大型獸類
a very large thick-skinned mammal, especially an elephant, rhino, or hippo.
At the safari park, Hana pointed at the baby pachyderm beside its mother.
在野生動物園裡，Hana 指著母親身旁那隻小厚皮動物。
countable noun: a baby pachyderm
From the bus, the children could see a pachyderm bathing in the river.
孩子們從巴士上看到一隻厚皮動物在河裡洗澡。
During the zoo talk, Felix learned which pachyderms use mud to cool themselves.
導覽員講解時，Felix 了解到哪些厚皮動物會用泥巴替自己降溫。
plural form: pachyderms
Ayesha sketched each pachyderm carefully, from the rhino's horn to the elephant's ears.
Ayesha 仔細畫下每一隻厚皮動物，從犀牛的角到大象的耳朵。
The guide asked the children to stay quiet near the sleeping pachyderms.
導覽員請孩子們在睡著的厚皮動物附近保持安靜。
- baby pachyderm
- herd of pachyderms
- sleeping pachyderms
文法句型
a pachyderm
herd of pachyderms
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal, literary, or humorous writing rather than everyday speech. In modern science it is a loose, old-fashioned label, so speakers often use it simply to group elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses together.