creature

詞型變化：

名詞:creatureliness 形容詞:creatural 

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詞意辨析：

animal, beast, creature, brute, cattle

這些名詞均含“動物”之意。
animal: 普通用詞，指區別於植物和礦物而言的動物的總稱。
beast: 指有別於爬行動物、昆蟲等的較大的四腳獸類或牛、馬等牲畜。
creature: 通常指生物或動物，與非生動相對。指人時，則含憐憫或輕蔑的意味。
brute: 特指野獸。用於人時，突出其野蠻或殘忍。
cattle: 指大牲畜，尤其指牛。　

例句：

1. Man is the only creature that is gifted with speech.
   人類是唯一被賦予語言能力的動物。
2. This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.
   這種生物生活在海洋深處。
3. Man is a civil creature.
   人是社會動物。
4. We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.
   我們不能用肉眼看到微生物。
5. Pandas are precious creatures.
   熊貓是珍貴的動物。
6. He is a creature of habit.
   他是個墨守成規的人。

英文解釋：

名詞 creature:

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
   同義詞：animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna
2. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
   同義詞：wight
3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
   同義詞：tool, puppet