leaper
leaper — 名詞
- leapersingular
- leapersplural
1. A living creature — human or animal — that lifts off from the ground by pushing
跳躍者
用力跳離地面的人或動物
A living creature — human or animal — that lifts off from the ground by pushing with its feet and comes down somewhere else; often used in sports, dance, or descriptions of animal movement.
The greyhound was the fastest leaper in the competition, clearing every hurdle without a mistake.
那隻灰狗是比賽中速度最快的跳躍者，完美跨越了每一個跨欄。
leaper + in [competition]
Gabriel practiced his jumps every morning to become a better leaper on the basketball court.
Gabriel 每天早上練習跳躍，希望在籃球場上成為更出色的跳躍者。
Ramón watched the deer, a graceful leaper, bound across the stream into the trees.
Ramón 看著那隻鹿——一個優雅的跳躍者——躍過溪流進入樹林中。
Feng's cat was an incredible leaper that reached the fridge top in one bound.
Feng 的貓是驚人的跳躍者，一躍就跳上了冰箱頂端。
文法句型
adjective + leaper
leaper + in [sport/competition]
用法筆記
Much less common than jumper in everyday conversation; leaper tends to appear in literary descriptions, nature documentaries, or sports commentary where a more dramatic tone is desired.
2. A person whose birth date falls on 29 February — a date that comes only in leap
閏日生
二月二十九日出生的人
A person whose birth date falls on 29 February — a date that comes only in leap years — so they typically mark their birthday on 28 February or 1 March in other years.
As a leaper, Kenji only celebrated his real birthday once every four years.
作為一個閏日生，Kenji 每四年才能過一次真正的生日。
be a leaper + celebrate every four years
The online group for leapers plans a huge party in every leap year.
這個閏日生線上社團每逢閏年就會舉辦一場盛大的派對。
Defne's grandfather was a leaper, born on 29 February 1944.
Defne 的祖父是閏日生，出生於 1944 年 2 月 29 日。
Jabari explained leapers to his class after a student asked about leap years.
一名學生問到閏年之後，Jabari 向全班解釋了什麼是閏日生。
- leap year baby
the more common informal term; leaper is rarer and more compact
- leap day baby
another common alternative, focusing on the specific day rather than the year
文法句型
be a leaper
leaper born on [date]
用法筆記
Commonly replaced by the longer phrase leap year baby or leap day baby in everyday conversation; leaper is a more compact alternative.