domestic

Compared meaning: an animal that is not wild (adjective).

比较义项：形容动物“不是野生的”（家养的／驯服的）（形容词）。

• domestic 本词

  Domestic describes a species or breed raised and controlled by humans for generations, contrasted with 'wild'; it labels a category of animal, not one animal's temperament.

  domestic 描述的是经过人类世代饲养和控制的物种或品种，与“野生”相对；它标注的是一个动物类别，而不是某只动物个体的性情。

  Wolves are wild animals, but dogs are their domestic relatives bred over thousands of years.

  狼是野生动物，但狗是经过数千年饲养而成的驯养近亲。

• tame

  Tame describes an individual animal's calm, unafraid, non-aggressive behavior, often the result of training or contact with humans; even a wild species can become tame.

  tame 描述的是某只动物个体温顺、不害怕、不具攻击性的行为表现，通常是训练或与人类长期接触的结果；即使是野生物种的个体，也可能变得驯服。

  The rescued deer grew so tame it would eat carrots right out of your hand.

  这只获救的鹿变得非常驯服，会直接从你手里吃胡萝卜。

Both describe an animal that is not wild. Domestic labels a whole species or breed raised by humans for generations, not one animal's character. Tame describes a single animal's calm, friendly behavior, often from training. Domestic's 'national' sense is not compared here.

这两个词都能形容动物“不凶野”，但 domestic 强调该物种经过人类世代饲养、驯化，是相对“野生物种”的分类说法；tame 强调某只动物个体性情温顺、不具攻击性，常是训练或长期接触人类的结果，即使是野生物种的个体也可能变得驯服。这里不比较 domestic 的“国内的、家庭的”义项（如 domestic products 指本国产品）。