molly

molly — noun

1. a small fish from warm or slightly salty water that people commonly keep in glas

1.名詞
釋義

a small fish from warm or slightly salty water that people commonly keep in glass tanks at home

例句

Anjali bought three black mollies for her new aquarium last weekend.

quantifier + colour + mollies

The mollies swam to the surface when Liang sprinkled food into the tank.

同義詞
  • guppy

    a smaller live-bearing aquarium fish that is easier to breed and more common in pet stores

  • platy

    a similarly sized live-bearer with a rounder body, popular with beginner fish keepers

  • swordtail

    a larger relative with a long pointed tail fin, also from the Poecilia family

文法句型

countable noun

often used with a colour adjective

用法筆記

Plural form is mollies. People often describe the fish by its colour, as in black molly, silver molly, or orange molly.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a molly fish for my tank.
✅I bought a molly for my tank.
💡molly already means a type of fish, so adding fish is repetitive.