creature

英 ['kriːtʃə]美 ['kritʃɚ]
  • n. 动物，生物；人；创造物
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助记提示

1、creat- + -ure.
2、字面含义：anything created. => living being.
3、造物主创造的人、动物、生物。

中文词源

creature 生物，动物

来自create, 创造。

英文词源

creature
creature: [13] Creature and creator, both 13thcentury borrowings from Old French, predate the introduction of the verb create into English by about a hundred years. This was a verbal use of an earlier adjective create, borrowed directly from Latin creātus, the past participle of creāre ‘produce’ (which in turn may have been a causative derivative of the verb crēscere ‘grow’, source of English crescent). Another descendant of Latin creāre was Portuguese criar ‘breed, nurse’, the probable ancestor of English creole [17].
=> create, creole, crescent, croissant, increase
creature (n.)
late 13c., "anything created," also "living being," from Old French creature (Modern French créature), from Late Latin creatura "thing created," from creatus, past participle of Latin creare "create" (see create). Meaning "anything that ministers to man's comforts" (1610s), after I Tim. iv:4, led to jocular use for "whiskey" (1630s).

双语例句

1. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
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2. This interesting and charming creature is unique to Borneo.
这种有趣迷人的动物是婆罗洲独有的。
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3. What distinguishes homo sapiens from every other living creature is the mind.
智人和其他生物的区别在于大脑。
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4. How could anyone find pleasure in hunting and killing this beautiful creature?
怎么会有人以猎杀这种美丽的动物为乐呢？
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5. She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason.
她是个感性的人，不太理性。
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