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a salamander
salamander 是可数名词，单数形式前须加 a/an 等限定词。
I saw a salamander in the garden.
我在花园里看到一只蝾螈。
蝾螈；火蜥蜴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蝾螈；火蜥蜴
a small amphibian that looks like a lizard and typically lives on land, returning to water only to breed
I saw a salamander in the garden.
我在花园里看到一只蝾螈。
两栖动物，不是蜥蜴。
蝾螈:一种体形细长、主要陆栖的有尾两栖动物,外形似蜥蜴。
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
各种陆生蝾螈类动物,形似蜥蜴,仅繁殖时返回水中
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
一种形似蜥蜴、能在火中存活的生物,被视为火元素精灵。
A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
传说中生活在火中的爬行动物
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
During our hike, we saw a small salamander hiding under a damp log.
我们徒步时看到一只小蝾螈躲在潮湿的原木下。
The children were excited to find salamanders in the pond during spring.
孩子们春天在池塘里发现蝾螈，非常兴奋。
A salamander needs a moist environment to keep its skin healthy.
蝾螈需要潮湿的环境来保持皮肤健康。
salamander 是可数名词，单数形式前须加 a/an 等限定词。
I saw a salamander in the garden.
我在花园里看到一只蝾螈。
复数形式不加冠词，用于泛指整个物种。
Salamanders are amphibians.
蝾螈是两栖动物。
the + 单数名词也可表示物种，常用于较正式或科普语境。
The salamander returns to water only to breed.
蝾螈只在繁殖时才回到水中。
Not this
I saw salamander in the pond.
Use this
I saw a salamander in the pond.
salamander 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，前面需要加冠词 a 或 the，所以要说 a salamander。
Not this
Two salamander are hiding under the rock.
Use this
Two salamanders are hiding under the rock.
salamander 的复数是 salamanders，可数名词复数要加 -s；主语是 two salamanders，谓语动词用 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
火蝾螈（欧洲一种黑色带黄色斑点的陆栖蝾螈）
The fire salamander lives in damp woodlands across Europe.
火蝾螈生活在欧洲潮湿的林地中。
虎纹钝口螈（北美一种大型蝾螈）
Tiger salamanders are often kept as pets.
虎纹钝口螈经常被当作宠物饲养。
斑点钝口螈（北美一种黑色带黄色斑点的蝾螈）
A spotted salamander was hiding beneath the leaf litter.
一只斑点钝口螈躲在落叶层下面。
大鲵（世界上最大的两栖动物之一）
The Chinese giant salamander can grow to nearly two meters in length.
中国大鲵可以长到近两米长。
蝾螈物种
Many salamander species are active at night.
许多蝾螈物种在夜间活动。
蝾螈栖息地
Wet woodlands provide important salamander habitat.
潮湿的林地提供重要的蝾螈栖息地。
Use salamander naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音联想：“萨拉曼德”是一只火蜥蜴（蝾螈）在沙地上慢吞吞地爬，像蜥蜴但不是蜥蜴。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物学、科普读物、宠物饲养 salamander 是对一类两栖动物的中性标准称呼，通常用于生物学、科普或宠物相关语境；口语和正式文体中都可使用，不带有特殊语域色彩。
salamander 读作 /ˌsæləˈmændɚ/，重音在 -man- 上。commander、coriander、pander、Alexander 都与重音后的 /ændɚ/ 押韵；注意拼写相似的 mandate（/ˈmændeɪt/）和 salami（/səˈlɑːmi/）发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.