| 释义 |
predative, a. rare.|ˈprɛdətɪv|
[f. L. prædāt-, ppl. stem of prædārī to plunder + -ive, after native, passive, etc.]
= predatory a.
c1925D. H. Lawrence Virgin & Gipsy (1930) iii. 50 She [sc. the gipsy-woman] was..just a bit wolfish... ‘Good-morning, my ladies and gentlemen,’ she said, eyeing the girls from her bold, predative eyes. |