endangered species
瀕臨絕種生物
講解:
species的單復數拼法相同。endangered是「遭到危險的」,指生物面臨絕種的危險。如果說extinct species,就是指「已經絕種的品種」,可以從extinguish(撲滅)一字來聯想。
例句:
President Clinton announced that the U.S. will impose limited trade sanctions against Taiwan for its continued trade in products made from endangered species, including tigers and rhinos.(出自:TIME,Apr. 25,1994,p. 23)
柯林頓總統宣布美國將對臺灣實施有限度的貿易制裁,因為臺灣持續買賣以瀕臨絕種生物為原料的制品,包括老虎和犀牛。