From the body, the sperm whale is smaller than the killer whale.是什么意思？

From the body, the sperm whale is smaller than the killer whale.

从体形上看, 抹香鲸比虎鲸要小.

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

body

n. 身体，尸体，团体，物体；vt. 赋予形体；

例句
...drugs which will fool the body into accepting transplants.
能使身体顺利接受移植器官的药物

sperm

n. 精子，精液，鲸蜡油；

例句
My husband had a very low sperm count.
我丈夫的精子数很低。

whale

n. [动]鲸，鲸鱼，巨大的事物；v. 捕鲸，击打，猛击；

例句
The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.
幼鲸长出一层厚厚的鲸脂，以抵御寒冷的海水。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

smaller

adj. 更小的，小的( small的比较级 )，小气的，（服装、食品、家用设施等）小号的，小规模的；

例句
More than 750 commercial airliners were involved in fatal accidents last year. Added to that were the 1,550 smaller aircraft.
去年750多家商业航空公司遭遇过人员死亡的事故。另外还有1,550架小型飞机也出过同样的事故。

than

conj. 比（用于比较级），宁愿…而不愿，除…以外，一…就；prep. 超过，比；

例句
...more than a thousand acres of land.
1,000多英亩地

killer

n. 凶手，杀人者，止痛药，宰杀的器具，〈俚〉鬼门关；

例句
Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date...
警方强调这是迄今对凶手最精确的描述。