鳄鱼

• Pinyin: è yú
• Desglose de hanzi: 鳄 = 鱼 (fish radical, indicating aquatic creature) + 咢 (phonetic suggesting wide jaws) — the wide-jawed water predator; 鱼 = 田 + 一 + 灬 — the fish character, reinforcing the aquatic nature

Significado

Cocodrilo; caimán.

鳄鱼 is used literally for crocodilians in natural science and popular media. The phrase 鳄鱼的眼泪 (crocodile tears) describes insincere or hypocritical sympathy. In informal contexts it can metaphorically describe a ruthless, predatory party in negotiations.

Ejemplos

1. 非洲大草原上的鳄鱼潜伏在河岸边，等待动物群经过时发动突袭。
2. 游客在参观热带野生动物园时，近距离观察了鳄鱼进食的全过程。
3. 他流下的眼泪不过是鳄鱼的眼泪，根本没有一点真实的悲痛。

Guía de uso

Contexto: nature, science, idiom, colloquial

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 尼罗河流域栖息着数量庞大的尼罗鳄，由于其极强的攻击性与伪装能力，每年都会造成多起人员伤亡事故。(The Nile basin is home to a large population of Nile crocodiles; owing to their highly aggressive nature and camouflage ability, they cause multiple human casualties each year.)
• 该男演员在采访中声泪俱下，博取同情，然而网友普遍认为那不过是一场精心设计的鳄鱼眼泪表演。(The actor shed tears during the interview to elicit sympathy, but netizens generally regarded it as nothing more than a carefully staged performance of crocodile tears.)

Incorrecto

• 他是一条鳄鱼 — using 鳄鱼 as a direct metaphor for a person is very informal and odd in formal writing; say 他是一个冷酷无情、唯利是图的人 for clarity in formal contexts

Origen e historia

鳄 (phonosemantic: 鱼 fish radical + 咢 wide-jawed phonetic) + 鱼 (fish) — the wide-jawed fish-like reptile of tropical waters

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal