Insectivorous describes a creature — or a plant — that eats insects. An insectivorous animal is an insectivore: it lives on bugs.

Insectivorous describesInsectivorous用來形容 a creature一種生物 — or a plant——或植物 that eats insects會吃昆蟲. An insectivorous animal isinsectivorous的動物就是 an insectivoreinsectivore（食蟲動物）: it lives on bugs靠蟲子維生.

A few plants are insectivorous too. They catch flies or other small insects and use them as food.

A few plants有些植物 are insectivorous too也是insectivorous（食蟲的）. They catch flies牠們會抓蒼蠅 or other small insects或其他小昆蟲 and use them as food拿來當食物.

Though actually, with plants the story is a little looser than the tidy word suggests. Those plants still make food from sunlight; the insects are more like an extra feed, especially when the soil is poor.

Though actually不過其實, with plants就植物來說 the story is a little looser than the tidy word suggests情況比這個整齊的詞聽起來要鬆散一點. Those plants still make food from sunlight這些植物還是靠陽光自己製造養分; the insects are more like an extra feed昆蟲比較像是額外的補充食物, especially when the soil is poor尤其是在土壤貧瘠的時候.

People still call them insectivorous plants, and that is the word you will meet. It is a textbook adjective, a little more formal than insectivore, and you would not use it about a person who simply dislikes a cockroach.

People still call them人們還是會叫牠們 insectivorous plantsinsectivorous plants（食蟲植物）, and that is the word you will meet這也是你會遇到的說法. It is這是 a textbook adjective課本用的形容詞, a little more formal than insectivore比insectivore正式一點, and you would not use it你不會拿它來說 about a person who simply dislikes a cockroach一個只是討厭蟑螂的人.