Word · Frequency #28931
cayman
凯门鳄;宽吻鳄
cayman
宽吻鳄;凯门鳄
In use
At the zoo, the children watched a cayman swimming slowly in its enclosure.
The cayman lay motionless on the riverbank, basking in the morning sun.
In the swamp, caymans often hide among the reeds to ambush small fish.
a/an + noun
cayman 是可数名词,指单个个体时用 a/an。
A cayman is a semiaquatic reptile found in Central and South America.
凯门鳄是一种生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
the + noun
用“the + 单数名词”可以泛指凯门鳄这一类动物。
The cayman resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly.
凯门鳄类似短吻鳄,但腹部鳞甲更厚重。
plural noun + verb
复数形式是 caymans。
Caymans are semiaquatic reptiles of Central and South America.
凯门鳄是生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
Common mistakes
I saw cayman in the river.I saw a cayman in the river.
cayman 是可数名词单数,前面需要不定冠词 a/an;汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉。
There are many caymen in the swamp.There are many caymans in the swamp.
cayman 的复数不是像 man 那样变为 men,而是直接加 -s 构成 caymans。
Connections
Collocations
- black cayman
- 黑凯门鳄
- The black cayman is a powerful reptile found in the Amazon.黑凯门鳄是生活在亚马孙河流域的一种大型爬行动物。
- spectacled cayman
- 眼镜凯门鳄
- A spectacled cayman floated near the bank.一条眼镜凯门鳄在岸边附近漂浮。
- cayman leather
- 凯门鳄皮革
- The bag is made of cayman leather.这个包是用凯门鳄皮革制成的。
- cayman habitat
- 凯门鳄栖息地
- Deforestation is destroying the cayman habitat.森林砍伐正在破坏凯门鳄的栖息地。
- cayman species
- 凯门鳄物种
- Several cayman species live in slow-moving rivers.有几种凯门鳄生活在流速缓慢的河流中。
- young cayman
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读作“凯门”,联想中美洲的凯门鳄;拼写是 cay + man,别记成 caiman。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:zoology、nature documentary、wildlife education 该词指凯门鳄,通常用于动物学、自然纪录片或科普类语境,语气偏正式。日常一般对话中较少专门使用,多直接说 caiman 或泛指鳄鱼。
Grammar Note
注意:cayman 的复数形式为 caymans。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cayman 押韵的是 layman(/ˈleɪmən/)。human、woman、chairman、gentleman、policeman 虽也以 -man 结尾,但元音不同,不押韵。注意 cayman 的 ay 读作 /eɪ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.