A lynx is a wild cat of the northern forests — Europe, Asia, North America. School books sometimes say it has no tail. That is a little too tidy. It does have a tail, only a very short one, so from far away you can think the tail is missing.

A lynx猞猁 is a wild cat of the northern forests是北方森林裡的一種野貓 —— Europe, Asia, North America像歐洲、亞洲、北美洲都有. School books教科書 sometimes say it has no tail有時候會說牠沒有尾巴. That這樣說 is a little too tidy其實有點太簡化了. It它 does have a tail其實是有尾巴的, only a very short one只是非常短, so from far away所以從遠處看 you可能會 can think the tail is missing以為尾巴不見了.

What you notice first are the black tufts on the ear tips, a thick ruff of fur around the face, and huge paws that help it walk on snow. It hunts mostly at night, and people have long said it sees in the dark; that is why the old name was tied to brightness and shining eyes.

What you notice first你會最先注意到的 are the black tufts on the ear tips是耳尖上的黑色毛簇, a thick ruff of fur around the face臉頰周圍一圈厚厚的毛, and huge paws that help it walk on snow還有幫助牠在雪地上行走的大腳掌. It它 hunts mostly at night主要在晚上狩獵, and people人們 have long said it sees in the dark長久以來都說牠在黑暗中看得見, that那 is why the old name was tied to brightness and shining eyes就是為什麼牠的古老名字跟光亮和發亮的眼睛有關.

It is a nature word, not a pet word. The animal died out in Britain in the Middle Ages, and the older English name lox faded with it; this Greek-Latin name stayed.

It它 is a nature word是一個自然類的字, not a pet word不是寵物用語. The animal這種動物 died out in Britain in the Middle Ages在中世紀就在英國滅絕了, and the older English name lox faded with it古英文舊名lox也跟著消失了; this Greek-Latin name這個源自希臘拉丁文的名字 stayed則留了下來.

Writers also stretch lynx to a faint star group: an astronomer in 1687 named it Lynx and said you need a lynx's eyes to see it.

Writers作家 also stretch lynx to a faint star group也把lynx這個字延伸用在一個暗淡的星群上: an astronomer in 1687一位天文學家在1687年 named it Lynx把牠命名為Lynx山貓座 and said you need a lynx’s eyes to see it並說你需要有猞猁般的眼睛才看得到它.