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fish-shaped

UKˈfɪʃ ʃeɪptUSˈfɪʃ ʃeɪpt

Meaning

1adj.

鱼形的;形状像鱼的

Usage

The children were delighted by the fish-shaped cookies.

孩子们非常喜欢那些鱼形饼干。

The island is famous for its fish-shaped coastline when viewed from above.

从高空俯瞰,这座岛屿以其鱼形的海岸线而闻名。

She wore a delicate fish-shaped pendant around her neck.

她戴着一枚精致的鱼形吊坠。

Etymology

该词由“fish(鱼)”与“shape(形状)”组合,后加形容词后缀“-ed”构成,字面意为“被塑造成鱼形的”。其逻辑清晰体现了英语复合词的直观性——通过描述性语素直接指代物体的形态特征,从具体生物(鱼)到抽象形状的隐喻延伸自然且易于理解。

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