porcine
porcine — 形容詞
- porcinepositive
- more porcinecomparative
- most porcinesuperlative
1. Describes an animal, body part, product, or process connected with pigs.
豬類的
與豬的生物特徵或來源有關
Describes an animal, body part, product, or process connected with pigs.
Researchers tested porcine tissue from farm pigs before using it in a study.
研究人員先檢驗取自農場豬隻的豬類組織，再用於研究。
collocation: porcine tissue
The surgeon chose a porcine heart valve made from tissue from a pig.
外科醫師選用以豬組織製成的豬類心臟瓣膜。
collocation: porcine heart valve
A porcine virus spread through the herd, so the farmer closed the barn.
豬類病毒在豬群中擴散，因此農夫關上了穀倉。
The food label says the gelatin is porcine, meaning it came from a pig.
食品標示說明明膠屬於豬類來源，也就是取自豬。
- porcine tissue
- porcine heart valve
- porcine cells
- pig-related
A plain, general alternative that is less formal and less common in technical writing.
- swine-related
A formal alternative built from swine, often used in animal-health terms.
用法筆記
Common in scientific and medical writing; the word points to a pig as the source or subject, not to a pig-like appearance.
2. Describes a look or behavior compared with a pig, often suggesting greed or poor
豬態的
外貌或行為像豬，常帶貶意
Describes a look or behavior compared with a pig, often suggesting greed or poor manners.
At dinner, Noor's porcine greed left no cake for the other guests.
晚餐時，Noor 貪得像豬，把蛋糕全吃光，其他客人一塊也沒剩。
collocation: porcine greed
The cartoon gave the greedy king a porcine face and a round nose.
漫畫把貪心的國王畫成豬相，還有一個圓鼻子。
collocation: porcine face
An editorial criticized the mayor's porcine manners after he grabbed food.
社論批評市長有豬態的舉止，因為他伸手抓食物。
collocation: porcine manners
Guests called his eating porcine after he finished the whole pie alone.
客人說他吃相像豬，因為他獨自吃完整個派。
- porcine face
- porcine appetite
- porcine manners
用法筆記
Often critical when applied to a person; sense 1 describes a direct connection with pigs instead.
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- porcine tissue
- porcine cells
常用片語
- porcine heart valve
- porcine appetite