python

/ˈpaɪθən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpaɪθɑːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpī-ˌthän -thən/ (ame, mw)

python — 名詞

  • pythonsingular
  • pythonsplural

1. A large non-venomous snake native to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Austr

1.名詞B1
釋義

蟒蛇

大型無毒蛇，以纏繞窒息方式獵食

A large non-venomous snake native to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. It kills its prey — usually small-to-medium mammals and birds — by coiling its body around the animal and squeezing until suffocation, then swallowing the prey whole. Some species grow over 6 metres long.

例句

On a night safari, Indra spotted a python coiled around a branch above the trail.

Indra 在夜間狩獵導覽中看到一條蟒蛇盤繞在小徑上方的樹枝上。

collocation: python coiled around [something]

A python can unhinge its jaw to swallow animals much wider than its own head.

蟒蛇能讓下顎脫臼，吞下比自己頭部寬很多的動物。

anatomical description: unhinge its jaw

同義詞
  • constrictor

    A broader term for any snake that kills by squeezing; includes pythons, boas, and anacondas.

  • boa

    A different family (Boidae) that resembles pythons but gives live birth and lacks premaxillary teeth.

  • serpent

    A formal or literary word for any large snake; not specific to constrictors.

文法句型

a/the python

pythons (plural)

用法筆記

Pythons are non-venomous — they kill by constriction, not by venom. The word is also used as the name of a programming language (a proper noun), but that meaning functions as a separate lexical item.

常見錯誤

❌The python poisoned its victim with venom.
✅The python killed its prey by constriction, squeezing until the animal could not breathe.
💡pythons are non-venomous constrictors, not venomous snakes.
❌All large snakes are pythons.
✅Boas and anacondas are also large constricting snakes, but they belong to a different biological family than pythons.
💡boas give live birth; pythons lay eggs.