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单词 ferocity
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fe•roc•i•ty  (fə rosi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a ferocious quality or state;
    savage fierceness.
  • Latin ferōcitās, equivalent. to ferōc-, stem of ferōx ferocious + -itās -ity
  • 1600–10

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fe•ro•cious /fəˈroʊʃəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. savagely fierce or cruel; violently harsh;
    brutal:ferocious animals.
  2. extreme or intense:a ferocious thirst.
fe•ro•cious•ly, adv. 
fe•ro•cious•ness, fe•roc•i•ty /fəˈrɑsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fe•ro•cious  (fə rōshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect;
    violently cruel:a ferocious beating.
  2. extreme or intense:a ferocious thirst.
  • Latin ferōc-, stem of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see feral1, fierce) + -ōx having such an appearance; akin to -opsis) + -ious
  • 1640–50
fe•rocious•ly, adv. 
fe•rocious•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rapacious. See fierce. 

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