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The Triassic is the slice of Earth's history from about 252 to 201 million years ago.
The Triassic三疊紀 is the slice of Earth's history from about 252 to 201 million years ago是地球歷史上大約2.52億到2.01億年前那段時期。
It matters for two reasons. It begins right after the worst extinction the planet ever had — the end of the Permian, when most sea life died — so the Triassic is the long story of life recovering and filling the empty world again. And it is when the first dinosaurs appeared, along with the first and the first flying reptiles.
It matters for two reasons它之所以重要有兩個原因。It begins right after the worst extinction the planet ever had它緊接在地球史上最嚴重的一次大滅絕之後開始 the end of the Permian也就是二疊紀末期 when most sea life died那時候大部分海洋生物都死光了 so the Triassic is the long story of life recovering and filling the empty world again所以三疊紀說的就是生命慢慢恢復、重新填滿這個空蕩世界的漫長故事。And it is when the first dinosaurs appeared而且第一批恐龍就是在這時候出現的 along with the first mammals and the first flying reptiles還有第一批哺乳類和第一批會飛的爬蟲類。
But early Triassic dinosaurs were small and not yet in charge; they only became the giants of the picture books later, in the Jurassic. It ends with another extinction, which is what cleared the way for them.
But early Triassic dinosaurs were small and not yet in charge不過三疊紀早期的恐龍體型還很小，也還沒稱霸 they only became the giants of the picture books later, in the Jurassic一直到後來的侏羅紀，牠們才變成圖畫書裡的那種巨獸。It ends with another extinction三疊紀是以另一次大滅絕結束的 which is what cleared the way for them而這正好為牠們清出了舞台。
At this time all the land was joined in one huge continent, , and the middle of it was hot dry desert.
At this time這個時候 all the land was joined in one huge continent, Pangaea所有陸地連成一整塊巨大的大陸，也就是盤古大陸 and the middle of it was hot dry desert大陸中間是又熱又乾的沙漠。
Grammar: it is a proper noun, so always capital T, and it takes 'the' — the Triassic period, in the Triassic. As an adjective: Triassic rocks, Triassic fossils.
Grammar文法上 it is a proper noun它是專有名詞 so always capital T所以T一定要大寫 and it takes 'the'前面要加 the the Triassic period, in the Triassic像「the Triassic period」「in the Triassic」。As an adjective當形容詞用時 Triassic rocks, Triassic fossils像「Triassic rocks（三疊紀岩層）」「Triassic fossils（三疊紀化石）」。
The order of the three dinosaur ages is Triassic, then Jurassic, then .
The order of the three dinosaur ages is三個恐龍時代的順序是 Triassic, then Jurassic, then Cretaceous三疊紀，接著侏羅紀，然後白堊紀。
組成From German Trias, 'a set of three' (from Greek τριάς, triás, 'triad'), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by the geologist Friedrich August von Alberti, who named it after three distinct layers of rock he found stacked in Germany. So the 'three' is about rock layers, not about anything living.
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。
Triassicadj/tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/
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Of or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down.
- “Well,” Ellie said. “We know animals have survived. Crocodiles are basically Triassic animals living in the present. Sharks are Triassic. So we know it has happened before.”
Triassicname/tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/
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geographygeologynatural-sciencesA geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.
- Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
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。