单词 | savage |
释义 | savage adj., n., & v. --adj   1. fierce; cruel (savage persecution; a savage blow).   2. wild; primitive (savage tribes; a savage animal).   3. archaic (of scenery etc.) uncultivated (a savage scene).   4. colloq. angry; bad-tempered (in a savage mood).   5. Heraldry (of the human figure) naked. --n   1. Anthropol. derog. a member of a primitive tribe.   2. a cruel or barbarous person. --vtr.   1. (esp. of a dog, wolf, etc.) attack and bite or trample.   2. (of a critic etc.) attack fiercely. Derivatives savagedom n. savagely adv. savageness n. savagery n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF sauvage wild f. L silvaticus f. silva a wood |
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