老鼠的英语单词主要有以下两种写法,需根据语境选择使用:
- 单数/复数:
mouse(单数),mice(复数)
- 词性:名词(如:The mouse scurried into its hole.)和动词(如:He moused around the office.)
- 发音:英[maʊs],美[maʊs]
- 单数:
rat(如:The rat scurried past the door.)
- 特殊用法:在特定语境中可表示“大老鼠”(如:The rat with the long tail was the boss of the colony.)
补充说明
老鼠的婴儿被称为 mouselet(如:The mouselet hopped onto my shoulder.)
老鼠科动物统称 rodent(如:Rats and mice are both rodents.)
建议优先使用 mouse,而 rat通常用于区分大老鼠(如家鼠)或特定文学表达。