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bestial

英 ['bestɪəl] 美 ['bɛtʃəl]

解释

adj. 兽性的，卑劣的；残忍的；野蛮的
n. 牛

※ 提供单词"bestial"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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

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.

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.

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