| 单词 | aquarium |
| 释义 | aquarium|əˈkwɛərɪəm|
Pl. -iums, -ia.
[L., neut. sing. of aquārius (see aquarian a. and n.); cf. cl. L. aquārium a watering-place for cattle.]
An artificial pond or tank (the latter usually with glass sides), in which aquatic plants and animals are kept alive for purposes of observation and study. Also, in recent usage, a place of public entertainment, in which such aquariums are exhibited. Also attrib. and Comb.
[1853Athenæum 28 May, The new Fish house..has received the somewhat curious title of the ‘Marine Vivarium.’ 1853Guide Zool. Gard., Aquatic Vivarium.] 1854Gosse (title) The Aquarium; an Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea. 1855Kingsley Glaucus 154 A prawn or two, and a few minute star-fish will make your aquarium complete. 1869Eng. Mech. 14 May 179/3, I have had aquariums made of other materials. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 217/2 An impetus to the popular aquarium movement. 1880Disraeli Endym. xx. 86 There were no Alhambras then..no casinos, no music-halls, no aquaria, no promenade concerts. 1900E. Glyn Visits of Eliz. 27 A regular aquarium specimen of turbot sat on its dish opposite him. 1931A. Huxley Cicadas 44 Oh, how aquarium-still, how brooding-warm This paradise! 1941Blunden T. Hardy ix. 201, I must lay by A Pair of Blue Eyes as one of the works of Hardy which have at best aquarium value. |
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