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英語中people算不算animal。有沒有官方說明?

仁者見仁,智者見智的問題,官方說明,就是字典最權威。所以,語境,範疇大小不壹樣,詞義當然不壹樣了。。以柯林斯高階英漢詞典為例,其解釋如下:

people

1.N-PLURAL人,人們(通常用作person的復數)People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of 'persons'.

animal

1.N-COUNT(除鳥、魚、昆蟲或人類之外的)動物,獸類An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.

2.N-COUNT動物(泛指人類以外的任何生物)Any living creature other than a human being can be referred to as an animal .

...anguage is something which fundamentally distinguishes humans from animals.

語言是將人類與動物區分開來的基本特征。

...a habitat for plants and animals.

動植物的棲息地

3.N-COUNT動物(包括人類在內的任何生物)Any living creature, including a human being, can be referred to as an animal .

Watch any young human being, or any other young animal.

註意兒童或其他幼小動物。

4.ADJ動物的;野獸的;取自動物的Animal products come from animals rather than from plants.

The illegal trade in animal products continues to flourish...

野生動物制品的非法交易仍舊猖獗。

Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on.

減少攝入存在於紅色肉類、硬幹酪等中的動物脂肪。

5.N-COUNT禽獸;野蠻的人If you say that someone is an animal, you find their behaviour disgusting or very unpleasant.

This man is an animal, a beast...

這人是個畜生,是個野獸。

He was an animal in his younger days.

他年輕時,是個衣冠禽獸。

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