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A mantis is a long, thin insect that holds its two front legs up as if it were praying. That is why English so often calls it a praying mantis — praying here is about the shape, not about religion.
A mantis is a long, thin insectmantis是一種細長的昆蟲 that holds its two front legs up as if it were praying牠會把兩隻前腳舉起來，好像在禱告一樣 That is why English so often calls it a praying mantis這也是為什麼英文常常叫牠praying mantis praying here is about the shape這裡的praying指的是姿勢 not about religion跟宗教沒有關係
It sits very still on a plant, then grabs other insects to eat. are usually glad to see one.
It sits very still on a plant牠會靜靜地待在植物上 then grabs other insects to eat然後抓其他昆蟲來吃 Gardeners are usually glad to see one園丁通常看到牠會很高興
The name is used for the whole group of these insects, not only the green ones you see in summer; some are brown and look like sticks or leaves. It is a quiet nature word, fine in class and in the garden, not slang.
The name is used for the whole group of these insects這個名字指的是這整群昆蟲 not only the green ones you see in summer不只是你夏天看到的那些綠色的 some are brown and look like sticks or leaves有些是棕色的，看起來像樹枝或葉子 It is a quiet nature word這是個安靜的自然用字 fine in class and in the garden用在課堂上或花園裡都很合適 not slang不是俚語
Though actually, a mantis shrimp is not a mantis at all: it lives in the sea and only borrowed the name because its front looks a little the same.
Though actually不過其實 a mantis shrimp is not a mantis at allmantis shrimp（皮皮蝦）根本不是mantis it lives in the sea牠住在海裡 and only borrowed the name because its front looks a little the same只是因為前半身長得有點像才借用了這個名字
組成From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis), “soothsayer” — someone said to see the future. The insect was named that because of the way it holds its front legs, as if praying or telling fortunes. It is a distant doublet of mind; both go back to Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
同家族的字
- minda distant doublet: both go back to Proto-Indo-European *méntis
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。
mantisnoun/ˈmæntɪs/
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Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
- The scientists then allowed the males from one group of mantises to mate with females from the other.
- Don’t get me wrong: I love mantises so much it is pathetic. They have that quality, like some views of a beautiful city, where it feels that you are seeing them for the first time, every time. Each mantis looks so perfect, so whole and individual.
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A green colour, like that of many mantises.
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。