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An ibex is a wild goat that lives high in the mountains, not on a farm. Ibex live in parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
An ibexIbex(羱羊) is a wild goat that lives high in the mountains是一種生活在高山上的野生山羊, not on a farm不是農場養的。 Ibex live in parts of Europe, Asia, and North AfricaIbex分布在歐洲、亞洲,和北非的部分地區。
What people notice first is the horns: on the male they are long, thick, and curve up and back. Ibex are very good at standing on tiny bits of rock. Nature films love the Alpine ibex of the European mountains.
What people notice first is the horns人們最先注意到的是牠的角: on the male they are long, thick, and curve up and back公羊的角又長又粗,向上再向後彎。 Ibex are very good at standing on tiny bits of rockIbex很擅長站在極小的岩石突出處上。 Nature films love the Alpine ibex of the European mountains自然紀錄片很喜歡拍歐洲山區的Alpine ibex(阿爾卑斯羱羊)。
Though actually, ibex is a group name — there are several kinds, and some books give them their own names.
Though actually不過其實, ibex is a group nameibex是一個類群的名字—— there are several kinds底下有好幾種, and some books give them their own names有些書會給牠們各自的名字。
This is not a word you need in daily English. Zoo signs, hunters, and documentaries use it. It is a plain animal name, a little school-book in feel.
This is not a word you need in daily English這不是你日常英文裡會需要的字。 Zoo signs, hunters, and documentaries use it動物園告示牌、獵人,和紀錄片會用它。 It is a plain animal name這是一個很平實的動物名稱, a little school-book in feel帶點教科書的味道。
Do not picture a small pet goat, and do not mix it with ibis, which is a bird.
Do not picture a small pet goat不要把牠想成一隻小寵物山羊, and do not mix it with ibis也不要跟ibis搞混—— which is a bird那是一種鳥。
組成From Latin ībex, a name for this kind of mountain goat (Latin also used a nearby word for chamois). It may have come from Iberian or Aquitanian, old languages of the western mountains between Spain and France. It is probably akin to Old Spanish bezerro, which became modern Spanish becerro, a young cow in its first year.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ibexnoun/ˈaɪbɛks/
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A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
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governmentheraldryhobbiesAn imaginary creature with serrated horns, somewhat similar to the heraldic antelope.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。