Herbivorous is the describing word for the same idea as herbivore: a herbivorous animal is one that lives on plants. “Koalas are herbivorous.” You will see it in textbooks more than in speech; in talk people often just say “it eats plants,” or they use the noun.

Herbivorous herbivorous is是 the describing word形容詞 for the same idea跟一樣的概念 as herbivore as herbivore: a herbivorous animal一隻herbivorous的動物 is就是 one that lives on plants靠植物維生的動物. “Koalas are herbivorous.”「無尾熊是herbivorous的。」 You你 will see會看到它 it in textbooks在教科書裡 more than比 in speech在口語裡多; in talk講話時 people人們 often常常 just say只說 “it eats plants,”「牠吃植物」, or或 they use使用 the noun那個名詞

The ending -ous turns the Latin “plant-devouring” idea into an English adjective.

The ending字尾 -ous -ous turns把...轉變成 the Latin拉丁文 “plant-devouring”「吃植物的」 idea概念 into an English adjective英文形容詞

Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it to people (“a herbivorous diet”) when they mean a plant-based diet. That is playful or journalistic, not the core science use, but you will meet it.

Though actually不過事實上, writers作家 sometimes有時 stretch it把它延伸 to people用在人身上 (“a herbivorous diet”「herbivorous飲食」) when當 they mean他們指的是 a plant-based diet植物性飲食. That這 is是 playful or journalistic好玩或新聞式的用法, not而不是 the core science use核心的科學用法, but但 you你 will meet會遇到它 it

Same gentle warning as with the noun: “herbivorous” is about the usual menu, not a promise that the animal has never touched anything but leaves.

Same一樣的 gentle warning溫和提醒 as with the noun跟那個名詞一樣: “herbivorous” herbivorous is about是關於 the usual menu平常的菜單而已, not而不是 a promise一個保證 that the animal這隻動物 has never touched從沒碰過 anything but leaves葉子以外的東西