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Taiwan is home to a beautiful wild feline: the leopard cat. Known locally in Mandarin as shíhǔ, which translates to “stone tiger,” this elusive animal is Taiwan’s only surviving native wildcat. Although similar in size to a domestic tabby and easily mistaken for an ordinary housecat, the leopard cat ranks among the apex predators in Taiwan’s lowland ecosystems.
Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
基因決定了每樣生物的種種特徵。
This usage is characteristic of American English.
這種用法是美式英語的特徵。
This kind of hot and spicy food is very characteristic of the food in the country.
這種辛辣食物是該國非常典型的食物。
There is a striking difference between Liam and Oliver in terms of personality. The former is extroverted, whereas the latter is introverted.
就個性而言,連恩和奧立佛很明顯不一樣。前者外向,後者則內向。
The museum is known for its striking modern design.
這座博物館以其引人注目的現代設計聞名。
Though Kathy and Joan are sisters, they bear no resemblance to each other.
凱西和瓊恩雖然是姊妹,卻一點也不像。
That suit you ’re wearing bears a close resemblance to the one I just bought.
你身上穿的那件西裝和我剛買的那件很像。
This insect bears a perfect resemblance to a brown leaf.
這種昆蟲和褐色落葉長得一模一樣。
It took me months to distinguish my girlfriend's voice from her sister’s on the telephone.
我花了好幾個月才能在電話上分辨出我女友和她姊姊的聲音。
Dolly distinguished herself by her profound scholarship.
多莉因學術造詣很深而揚名。
It is sometimes hard to distinguish between fact and opinion.
有時候很難分辨事實與意見。
Kelly closely resembles her mother.
凱莉長得很像她媽媽。
=Kelly bears a close resemblance to her mother.
凱莉長得很像她媽媽。
=Kelly looks very much like her mother.
凱莉長得很像她媽媽。
The two cars resemble each other.
這兩輛車彼此很相像。
Your writing resembles your father's.
你的寫作和你父親的很像。
Annie resembled her father when she was little but looks like her mother now.
安妮小時候和爸爸很像,但現在像媽媽。
That white cloud resembles a giant ice cream cone in the sky.
那朵白雲看起來很像天空中的一個巨大冰淇淋甜筒。
The Spanish word “hola” translates to “hello”in English.
西班牙語單字 hola 在英語中意同 hello。
Because of his long hair, I mistook the boy for a girl.
因為那男生留長髮,所以我把他誤認成女生。
It took me months to distinguish my girlfriend’s voice from her sister’s on the telephone.
我花了好幾個月才能在電話上分辨出我女友和她姊姊的聲音。
It is quite hard to tell these ducklings apart.
要分辨出這些小鴨間的差異相當不容易。
At first glance, the painting was average. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked it.
乍看之下,這幅畫沒啥了不起。不過,我越看則越愛。
In terms of music, I like jazz best.
就音樂而言,我最喜歡爵士樂。