pheromone

IPA/ˈferəməʊn/
KK[fˈɛrəmˌon]IPA/ˈferəməʊn/

pheromone — 名詞

  • pheromonesingular
  • pheromonesplural

1. a natural chemical made inside the body of a living creature and given off into

1.名詞B2
釋義

費洛蒙

動物分泌影響同類行為的化學物質

a natural chemical made inside the body of a living creature and given off into the surrounding air or water; it makes other creatures of the same kind react in a certain way — for example, drawing a partner close, showing a food route, or signalling that danger is near

例句

The female moth releases a pheromone that attracts males from more than a kilometre away.

雌蛾釋放出一種費洛蒙，能吸引一公里外的雄蛾。

release + pheromone; attracts [males / mates]

A threatened honeybee gives off an alarm pheromone that tells the other bees to attack.

受威脅的蜜蜂會釋放出警戒費洛蒙，通知其他蜜蜂攻擊。

alarm pheromone; compound noun modifier

常見搭配
  • release a pheromone
  • detect / pick up pheromones
  • give off a pheromone
  • sex pheromone
  • alarm pheromone
  • pheromone trail
同義詞
  • chemical signal

    a broader, less technical term that can refer to any chemical used for communication, not limited to animals

文法句型

pheromone + noun (pheromone trail, pheromone signal)

release + a pheromone / pheromones

用法筆記

Pheromone is a countable noun when referring to a specific type or instance (e.g., 'the sex pheromone of the silkworm moth'). In general or abstract discussion it may appear uncountable (e.g., 'insects communicate by pheromone').

同根字

  • pheromonal
    形容詞C1
  • pheromonally
    副詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • pheromone trail
  • pheromone signal
  • pheromone detector
  • pheromone research

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • release a pheromone
  • detect a pheromone
  • respond to a pheromone
  • give off a pheromone

介系詞搭配

  • pheromone in
  • pheromone between