bestial

英 ['bestɪəl] 美['bɛtʃəl]
  • adj. 兽性的,卑劣的;残忍的;野蛮的
  • n. 牛

GRE畅通词汇

中文词源


bestial 野兽的

beast的形容词。

英文词源


bestial
bestial: see beast
bestial (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French bestial (13c.) "relating to animals, stupid, foolish, bestial" and directly from Latin bestialis "like a beast," from bestia (see beast). Sense of "below the dignity of a human" is from c. 1400, and in many cases its use is unjust to the beasts.

双语例句


1. A statement on Amman Radio spoke of bestial aggression and a horrible massacre.
安曼广播电台播放的一则声明提到了野蛮的侵略和骇人的大屠杀。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Roman gladiatorial contests were bestial amusements.
罗马角斗是残忍的娱乐

来自辞典例句

3. Beneath its purple pall , the face painted on the canvas could grow bestial , sodden, and unclean.
在这块紫色的棺衣下, 画布上的脸变得毫无人性、污秽 、 不洁.

来自辞典例句

4. Banehallow is an avatar of bestial fury created by the scourge.
班那哈罗是猛兽狂怒的极致化身.

来自互联网

5. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.
象畜生或行为残暴的人.

来自互联网