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An impala is a large African antelope — a , deer-like animal of the . It stands about as high as a person’s chest, with a reddish-brown coat, a white belly, and a dark line on the rump.
An impala黑斑羚 is a large African antelope是一種大型的非洲羚羊 —— a graceful, deer-like animal of the grasslands是草原上一種優雅、像鹿一樣的動物. It它 stands about as high as a person’s chest高度大概到一個人的胸口, with a reddish-brown coat有紅棕色的毛皮, a white belly白色的肚子, and a dark line on the rump還有臀部上一條深色的線.
Males grow long, curved horns; females usually have none. Impalas live in herds and eat grass and leaves.
Males公的 grow long, curved horns會長出長而彎的角; females母的 usually have none通常沒有角. Impalas黑斑羚 live in herds and eat grass and leaves是群居動物,吃草和樹葉.
They are famous for jumping: when they are , a whole group may leap high and bound away through the grass.
They牠們 are famous for jumping以跳躍聞名: when they are frightened當牠們受到驚嚇時, a whole group整群 may leap high and bound away through the grass可能會一起高高跳起,在草叢裡跳著逃走.
In English this is almost only a nature-and-travel word. You meet it in wildlife films, zoos, and safari writing, not in ordinary city talk. It names that one animal, not antelopes in general.
In English在英文裡, this這個字 is almost only a nature-and-travel word幾乎只出現在自然和旅遊的文章裡. You你 meet it in wildlife films, zoos, and safari writing會在野生動物影片、動物園和狩獵旅遊文章裡看到它, not in ordinary city talk而不是日常城市對話裡. It它 names that one animal指的就是這一種動物, not antelopes in general而不是泛指所有羚羊.
組成Borrowed from Zulu ímpala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá. English took the animal’s name as it was; the word does not split into English pieces.
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。
Impalaname
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automotivetransportvehiclesChevrolet Impala.
impalanoun/ɪmˈpɑːlə/
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An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
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。