sei

IPA/sˈeɪ/
IPA/sˈeɪ/

sei — 名詞

1. a large sea animal of the baleen whale family that lives in oceans around the wo

1.名詞B2
釋義

塞鯨

一種大型鬚鯨,背有明顯稜脊

a large sea animal of the baleen whale family that lives in oceans around the world, with a dark gray body and a narrow ridge running along the top of its head

例句

The research team spotted a sei whale breaching near the coast of Iceland last June.

研究團隊去年六月在冰島海岸附近發現一頭塞鯨躍出水面。

spotting a large marine animal at sea

Ravindra read that sei whales can swim faster than most other large whale species.

Ravindra 讀到塞鯨的游泳速度比大多數其他大型鯨魚都快。

read + that-clause for learning facts

用法筆記

Commonly used in marine biology and whale-watching contexts. The full scientific name Balaenoptera borealis often appears in formal writing.