omnivorous
UK/ɒmˈnɪvərəs/US/ɒm'nivәrәs/
GREC2
释义
adj.
(of an animal) eating both plants and meat
(动物)杂食性的
adj.
Taking in a wide range of things; having wide-ranging interests or tastes
兴趣广泛的,兼收并蓄的
词根拆分
词根派生omni-(全)+ vor(吞食)+ -ous(具有……性质的)=「吃一切的」,是 omnivore 的形容词形式。除了饮食,它也很容易转为比喻:omnivorous reader 什么都读,omnivorous mind 什么学科都吸收。
词根 vor 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.omnivorous diet杂食性饮食
- 2.omnivorous animal杂食动物
- 3.omnivorous taste兴趣广泛
例句
- 1.
Pigs are omnivorous and will eat almost anything they find.
猪是杂食性的,几乎逮到什么吃什么。
- 2.
He has omnivorous tastes in music, from jazz to heavy metal.
他在音乐上口味广泛,从爵士到重金属都听。