insect
/ˈɪnˌsɛkt/KK
ɪn·sɛkt
變化形
複數
insects
1.
昆蟲
常用
一類有六隻腳、身體通常分為頭部、胸部和腹部的小型無脊椎動物；許多種類有翅膀，例如螞蟻、蜜蜂、蝴蝶和蚊子。
用法：可數名詞。泛指整類生物時，可用複數；指單一個體時，單數前通常要加冠詞或其他限定詞。
an insecticide
a flying insect
an insect species
an insect bite
an insect repellent
Our science teacher asked us to look at an insect in the school garden.
我們的自然老師要我們在學校花園裡看一隻昆蟲。
Remember to use something to keep insects away before our family goes hiking.
記得在我們全家去健行前，使用可以趕走昆蟲的東西。
常見錯誤
There are much insects near the light.
There are many insects near the light.
My sister is afraid of the insects because she hates mosquitoes.
My sister is afraid of insects because she hates mosquitoes.
I saw insect in the kitchen.
I saw an insect in the kitchen.
相關字詞
arthropod 上位
spider 易混淆
insecticide 同源詞
bug 近義
insect repellent 常見搭配
學習提示
・中文的「蟲」範圍比 insect 廣。蜘蛛、蜈蚣、蚯蚓等可叫「蟲」，但不能一律譯為 insect。
・insect bite 常指昆蟲叮咬留下的咬痕或腫包；若要強調「被叮」，可說 be bitten by an insect。
・防蚊液可說 mosquito repellent；若是不特定的驅蟲產品，則常說 insect repellent。