| 释义 |
oceanarium orig. U.S.|əʊʃiːəˈnɛərɪəm|
Pl. -ia.
[f. ocean n. (a.) + -arium, after aquarium.]
An establishment having a pool in which large sea-creatures can be kept and observed, esp. for public entertainment.
1944E. B. Marks They All had Glamour 440 The aquarium of other days is now slated to be the oceanarium. 1955Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 211 (caption) A puzzled fisherman hauled the strange fish in in his shad net off the northern coast of Florida and it was identified by scientists at the oceanarium at Marineland, Fla. 1962Times 15 Feb. 15/5 This is the usual training manœuvre for any type of animal in circuses and in oceanaria. 1972Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 21/5 In exploiting the killer whale for the amusement of the crowds, the oceanarium people exploded two myths about Shamu's sisters and brothers of the sea. 1977Time 4 July 28/3 In San Diego, 55 miles from Disneyland, is Sea World, the best-planned, best-stocked oceanarium in the U.S. |