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。
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。
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.