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Bestial Bestjəl A.野兽的,残忍的 英 Adj.野兽的,残忍的(B Eastlike Brutal 记

单词 bestial
音标 ['bestjəl]
解释 a.野兽的,残忍的
红宝书 【英】 adj.野兽的,残忍的(b eastlike; brutal)
【记】 best=beast(野兽)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 野兽般的(残忍的, 并且缺乏理智的, 智利低于人类的) = beastlike = brutal
【例】bestial lust 兽欲 bestial words 下流言语, 污言秽语
【记】best = beast(n 兽, 畜牲, 人面兽心的人)
趣味全助记 【记】beast 野兽

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