| 释义 |
trog·lo·dyt·ic
\|träglə|did.ik\ adjective
Etymology: Latin troglodyticus of or relating to the cave dwellers of Ethiopia, from Greek trōglodytikos of or relating to cave dwellers, from trōglodytēs troglodyte + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : of or relating to cave dwellers or their ways
b. : dwelling in or involving residence in caves
< a troglodytic life >
2. : coarse, brutal, or degraded in appearance, ways of living, or nature
< two troglodytic types … locked in unfraternal conflict — A.J.Liebling >
3. : primitive or outmoded in character
< a troglodytic organization >
< his troglodytic political ideas — G.W.Johnson > |