Do you really think he's going to welcome a hybrid baby to the neighborhood?

——The Originals

你以为他真的会欢迎社区里的混血宝宝吗？

——《初代吸血鬼》

一、你知道hybrid有几种含义吗？

adj.

杂种的；混合而成的 mixed

That is a hybrid perpetual rose.

那是一株杂种的四季开花的蔷薇。

 

n.

1.杂交动物（植物）；混血儿 [C] an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties

A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.

骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种。

 

2.混合体，混合物 [C] something that is the product of mixing ten or more different things

The music was a hybrid of western pop and traditional folk song.

这种音乐融合了西方流行音乐和传统民歌。

 

二、接下来，做个小测试巩固一下

A mule is a _______ of a male donkey and a female horse.
骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物。