viviparous

IPA/vɪˈvɪpərəs/
KK[vaɪvˈɪpɚəs]IPA/vɪˈvɪpərəs/

viviparous — 形容詞

  • viviparouspositive
  • more viviparouscomparative
  • most viviparoussuperlative

1. an animal that is viviparous bears live young that develop inside the parent's b

1.形容詞C2
釋義

胎生的

在母體內發育後直接產下幼體

an animal that is viviparous bears live young that develop inside the parent's body, instead of laying eggs

例句

Cats and dogs are viviparous — their babies grow inside the mother before birth.

貓和狗都是胎生的——牠們的寶寶在母體內發育後才出生。

contrast structure: are viviparous — [explanation]

Eli explained that dolphins are viviparous, not egg-laying animals like most fish.

Eli 解釋海豚是胎生的，不像大多數魚類那樣產卵。

viviparous vs egg-laying contrast

常見搭配
  • viviparous species
  • viviparous animals
  • viviparous reptiles
  • viviparous fish
  • viviparous sharks
同義詞
  • live-bearing

    less formal; used more in general contexts than in scientific writing

反義詞
  • oviparous

    egg-laying; young develop outside the parent's body

  • ovoviviparous

    eggs hatch inside the body but the embryo gets nourishment from the egg, not the parent

用法筆記

Used to describe animals only — not plants. Contrast with oviparous (laying eggs that hatch outside the body) and ovoviviparous (eggs hatch inside the body but the embryo feeds on the yolk, not the parent).

常見錯誤

The chicken is viviparous because chicks come from eggs that hatch.
The chicken is oviparous
it lays eggs that hatch outside its body.' — viviparous means the young develop inside the parent and are born live, not in an egg that hatches later.

同根字

  • viviparity
    名詞C2
  • viviparously
    副詞C2
  • oviparous
    形容詞C2
  • ovoviviparous
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • viviparous species
  • viviparous animals
  • viviparous reptiles
  • viviparous fish
  • viviparous sharks