| 释义 |
simian, a. and n.|ˈsɪmɪən|
[f. as prec. + -an. Cf. F. simien, -enne.]
A. adj.
1. Characteristic of apes; resembling that of apes; ape-like, apish.
1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass vii. 82 Ther is a Simian or apish wit. 1862Mrs. Speid Last Yrs. India 209 The poor little puny Tamul race of Southern India, whose general effect..is unequivocally simian. 1883Baring-Gould J. Herring II. xxxi. 162 His face was simian in its ugliness and malignity. 1884M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose II. 428 Giving the whole face a markedly simian expression.
2. Of or belonging to, comprising or consisting of, the apes or Simiæ.
1863Lyell Antiq. Man v. 90 Those [differences] which separate the human from the simian brain. 1871Darwin Desc. Man I. vi. 199 The early progenitors of the whole Simian stock including man. 1889Edin. Rev. CLXX. 375 The developement of man's intellect from simian ancestry.
B. n. An ape or monkey.
1880L. Wallace Ben-Hur vii. iv. 455 She..saw Indra passing with an army of simians. 1890Stanley Darkest Africa I. xvii. 423, I should never have credited that any of the Simians understood the art of making fire. |