Savage
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- adj. 凶猛的, 野蛮的
- [英] adj. 凶猛的, 野蛮的 ( fierce; ferocious; untamed)
- [记] sav ( 树木, 森林) +age -> 森林状态 -> 野蛮的
- [例] a savage tribe ( 野蛮部落)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salvage, savage, from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest
- Date: 13th century
- 1.
- 2. wild, uncultivated <seldom have I seen such savage scenery — Douglas Carruthers>
- 3.
- 4. lacking complex or advanced culture ; uncivilized <a savage country>
- Synonyms: see fierce
- ? savagely adverb
- ? savageness noun
II. noun
- Date: 15th century
- 1. a person belonging to a primitive society
- 2. a brutal person
- 3. a rude or unmannerly person
III. transitive verb (savaged; savaging)
- Date: 1880
- to attack or treat brutally