- 1白化的;白化症患者(指人時,較厚道的是「有白化症的人」;「白子」聽來不尊重)。
Albino is used of a person or animal whose body makes little or no . Skin and hair can look very pale or white; eyes may look pink or unusually light.
Albino is used of a person or animal用在人或動物身上, whose body makes little or no colouring指身體幾乎不製造或完全不製造色素. Skin and hair can look very pale or white皮膚和頭髮可能看起來很蒼白或全白; eyes may look pink or unusually light眼睛可能看起來是粉紅色或特別淺的顏色
You can use it as an adjective (albino mice, an albino deer) or as a noun (an albino). The condition itself is called albinism.
You can use it as an adjective你可以把它當形容詞用 (albino mice, an albino deer)像「albino mice」(白化小鼠)、「an albino deer」(白化鹿) or as a noun或當名詞用 (an albino)像「an albino」(一個白化症患者). The condition itself is called albinism這種情況本身叫做albinism
Though actually, with people the bare noun can feel blunt, like a label stuck on someone. Many now prefer a person with albinism, because albino has been used and even as a taunt.
Though actually不過事實上, with people the bare noun can feel blunt用在人身上時,光講這個名詞會顯得很直接, like a label stuck on someone像貼在人身上的標籤. Many now prefer a person with albinism現在很多人比較喜歡說「a person with albinism」(有白化症的人), because albino has been used carelessly and even as a taunt因為albino這個字曾被隨便亂用,甚至拿來嘲笑人
With animals, albino is still the ordinary word. It is a descriptive, slightly clinical word — not a joke, not a compliment, and not a type of personality.
With animals用在動物身上時, albino is still the ordinary wordalbino還是很普通的用詞. It is a descriptive, slightly clinical word它是個描述性、帶點醫學味的詞 — not a joke, not a compliment不是玩笑話,也不是稱讚, and not a type of personality更不是一種個性
core核心畫面
組成Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus ('white'). Spanish albino is a diminutive of albo, also from Latin albus ('white').
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。
albinoadj/ælˈbiːnəʊ/
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Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
albinonoun/ælˈbiːnəʊ/
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A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
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