| 单词 | predator |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['predətə] |
| 解释 | n.食肉动物 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 食肉动物(an animal that lives by killing and consuming other animals) 【记】 predat(破坏，掠夺)+ or→掠夺者，食肉动物 【同】 同根词：predation( 捕食，掠夺); predatory（掠夺的） 【例】 The most dangerous predators of many animals are human beings. |
| 字源 | predator (n.) 1862, from Latin praedator "plunderer," from praedari "to rob" (see predation). Originally Predatores (Swainson, 1840) used of insects that ate other insects. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 食肉动物; 掠夺者 【记】pre前, dat打他, or人－在前面打他的人－食肉动物 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自plunder, r=l 元音转换；prey 捕食 + date；pre提前+date日期→让死期提前，明年的今天就是其祭日 【相关】plunder 抢劫 |
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