aquarium

C1 FREQ #13311 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 水族馆, 养鱼池, 水草缸 [医] 培养缸

发音

US /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/
US /-ɛɹiəm/

词形变化

aquaria 复数 aquaria aquariums aquariums 复数

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

    鱼缸

  2. 2.

    A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

    水族馆

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

fish tank

上位词 2

tank vivarium

下位词 2

fishbowl goldfish bowl

相关短语

boy aquarium

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin aquārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

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