我们都知道狗(dog)的幼崽在英语里叫puppy,猫(cat)的幼崽叫kitten。
可是,你知道吗?山羊(goat)的幼崽在英语里是用kid表示的。对,就是我们常用来指代小孩子的那个kid。
所以,我们今天要跟大家一起学习的就是各种动物的幼崽在英语中的词汇表达。
准备好了吗?我们现在开始。
duck(鸭)--duckling
eagle(鹰)--eaglet
eel(鳗鱼)--elver
elephant(大象)--calf
elk(驼鹿)--calf
ferret(白釉)--kit
fish(鱼)--fry
fox(狐狸)--cub / kit
frog(青蛙)--tadpole
giraffe(长颈鹿)--calf
goat(山羊)--kid
goose(鹅)--gosling
hare(野兔)--leveret
hartebeest(狷羚)--calf
hawk(隼)--chick / eyas
horse(马)--foal / colt / filly
kangaroo(袋鼠)--joey
leopard(豹)--cub
lion(狮子)--cub
mink(水貂)--kit
owl(猫头鹰)--owlet
peafowl(孔雀)--peachick
注解:peacock 指雄孔雀,peahen 指雌孔雀
pheasant(雉鸡)--chick
pig(猪)--piglet/ porkling / gilt
pigeon(鸽子)--squab / squeaker
pike(梭子鱼)--pickerel
possum(负鼠)--joey
rabbit(兔子)--kitten
rat(家鼠)--pup
rhinoceros(犀牛)--calf
roedeer(狍子)--kid
salmon(三文鱼)--parr / smolt
seal(海豹)--calf / pup
sheep(绵羊)--lamb
skunk(臭鼬)--kitten
spider(蜘蛛)--spiderling
swan(天鹅)--cygnet
tiger(虎)--cub
toad(癞蛤--tadpole
wallaby(沙袋鼠)--joey
walrus(海象)--cub
weasel(黄鼠狼)--kit
whale(鲸)--calf
wolf(狼)--cub / pup / whelp
zebra(斑马)--foal
由此可见,动物幼崽的英文名称中foal、kid、kit、joey、cub、calf等词最常用,spider和duck的幼崽名称都是在原词后面加ling,eagle、owl和pig都是在原词结尾处加let(因为eagle结尾已经有字母le,owl结尾有了l,所以分别直接加了t和et)。
为了记忆方便,大家可以归纳汇总一下用词相同或者结尾方式相似的幼崽词汇。这样一来,词汇量瞬间又翻倍了哦!
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