1620s, from Medieval Latin Amphiscii, from Greek amphiskioi "inhabitants of the tropics," literally "throwing a shadow both ways," from amphi- "on both sides" (see amphi-) + skia "shadow" (see shine (v.)). Inhabitants of torrid zones, so called because they are "people whose shadow is sometimes to the North, and sometimes to the South" [Cockerham, 1623].
双语例句
1. The skin of amphibians is permeable to water.
两栖动物的皮肤是透水的。
来自《权威词典》
2. Two amphibians ferry them out over the sands.
两辆水陆两用车把他们渡过沙滩.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Amphibians live partly in water and partly on land.
两栖动物有时生活在水中,有时生活在陆上.
来自辞典例句
4. The main groups of vertebrates are: fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
脊椎动物的主要种类是鱼类, 两栖动物, 爬行动物, 鸟类和哺乳动物.
来自辞典例句
5. In birds, reptiles and many amphibians there is only one ossicle.
