tortoiseshell
tortoiseshell — 名詞
- tortoiseshellsingular
- tortoiseshellsplural
1. a hard patterned material taken from some sea turtles, or a man-made copy of tha
玳瑁
海龜殼製或仿製的斑紋材料
a hard patterned material taken from some sea turtles, or a man-made copy of that look, often used for jewellery, combs, and glasses frames.
Gabriela bought vintage sunglasses with thick tortoiseshell frames at the market.
Gabriela 在市集買了厚玳瑁框的復古太陽眼鏡。
tortoiseshell frames
The museum locked the old tortoiseshell comb inside a glass case.
博物館把那把舊玳瑁梳鎖在玻璃展示櫃裡。
tortoiseshell comb
A craftsman showed Owen a box made from imitation tortoiseshell and brass.
一位工匠拿仿玳瑁和黃銅做成的盒子給 Owen 看。
The violin shop displayed a tortoiseshell pick beside silver cuff links.
那家小提琴店把一片玳瑁撥片和銀袖扣一起陳列。
文法句型
tortoiseshell + frames/comb/buttons
made from + tortoiseshell
imitation tortoiseshell
用法筆記
Usually refers to the shell material or its mottled pattern, not to a whole turtle shell. In modern use it often describes imitation goods because real turtle shell is protected.
2. a cat with a coat patterned in dark and ginger patches, often with some cream or
玳瑁貓
毛色呈黑橘褐斑塊的家貓
a cat with a coat patterned in dark and ginger patches, often with some cream or white mixed in.
Sofia carried the tortoiseshell cat to the sofa after its bath.
Sofia 幫那隻玳瑁貓洗完澡後，把牠抱到沙發上。
tortoiseshell cat
Our tortoiseshell slept on the warm printer beside Tariq's desk.
我們家的玳瑁貓睡在 Tariq 書桌旁那台暖暖的印表機上。
our tortoiseshell
The vet said the tortoiseshell needed medicine for an ear infection.
獸醫說那隻玳瑁貓需要吃藥治耳朵感染。
Yuna posted photos when her tortoiseshell climbed into the laundry basket.
Yuna 在她的玳瑁貓爬進洗衣籃時拍了好幾張照片。
- tortie
informal short form used by cat owners
文法句型
a tortoiseshell cat
the tortoiseshell + verb
用法筆記
Often short for tortoiseshell cat. Cat owners also use it for the coat pattern itself, especially in shelter or show descriptions.
常見錯誤
3. a brightly marked butterfly with orange wings broken by dark brown or black patc
龜甲蝶
翅上有橘黑斑紋的一種蝴蝶
a brightly marked butterfly with orange wings broken by dark brown or black patches.
Christopher spotted a tortoiseshell resting on the fence post near the herbs.
Christopher 看見一隻龜甲蝶停在籬笆柱旁的香草邊。
spot a tortoiseshell
A tortoiseshell opened its wings on the warm stone near the pond.
一隻龜甲蝶在池塘邊暖暖的石頭上張開了翅膀。
opened its wings
The guide showed Imran how the tortoiseshell's orange marks flashed in sunlight.
導覽員指給 Imran 看，那隻龜甲蝶的橘色斑紋在陽光下閃動。
We watched a tortoiseshell drift above the garden herbs after lunch.
午飯後，我們看著一隻龜甲蝶在香草花園上方輕輕飄飛。
- tortoiseshell butterfly
fuller name that makes the insect category explicit
文法句型
a tortoiseshell + verb
watch/spot + a tortoiseshell
用法筆記
In ordinary use this often stands alone as the butterfly name. Speakers add butterfly only when they want to make the insect category extra clear.
tortoiseshell — 形容詞
- tortoiseshellpositive
- more tortoiseshellcomparative
- most tortoiseshellsuperlative
1. made from tortoiseshell, or coloured in the same brown-and-amber pattern.
玳瑁紋的
用玳瑁或仿其斑紋做成
made from tortoiseshell, or coloured in the same brown-and-amber pattern.
Paul chose tortoiseshell glasses because the warm pattern suited his face.
Paul 挑了玳瑁紋眼鏡，因為那種暖色紋路很襯他的臉。
tortoiseshell glasses
The shop wrapped the tortoiseshell hair clip in soft grey paper.
店員把那個玳瑁紋髮夾包進柔軟的灰紙裡。
tortoiseshell hair clip
Camille kept her tortoiseshell knitting needles in a blue cloth case.
Camille 把她的玳瑁紋編織針收在藍色布套裡。
Aunt Rosa admired the tortoiseshell buttons on the tailor's sample coat.
Rosa 阿姨很喜歡那件樣衣上玳瑁紋的鈕扣。
文法句型
tortoiseshell + glasses/buttons/clip
tortoiseshell + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns for accessories and other small objects. It may describe the real material or a manufactured pattern that copies the look.
2. showing the dark, ginger, and brown patch pattern typical of a tortoiseshell cat
玳瑁色的
指貓或貓毛呈黑橘褐斑塊
showing the dark, ginger, and brown patch pattern typical of a tortoiseshell cat.
The shelter posted a photo of a tortoiseshell kitten with one white paw.
收容所貼出一張玳瑁色小貓的照片，牠有一隻白色前腳。
tortoiseshell kitten
Eshe hoped the tortoiseshell female would get used to the new room.
Eshe 希望那隻玳瑁色母貓能慢慢習慣新房間。
tortoiseshell female
We found a tortoiseshell mother cat asleep under the garden bench.
我們發現一隻玳瑁色母貓睡在花園長椅底下。
The breeder explained that the tortoiseshell coat darkens as some cats grow.
繁殖者解釋說，有些貓長大後，玳瑁色毛紋會變得更深。
文法句型
tortoiseshell + cat/kitten/female/coat
be tortoiseshell
用法筆記
Used mainly for cats or their fur. English speakers often place it before cat, kitten, female, or coat rather than using it for other animals.