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单词 naked ape
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naked apen.

Brit. /ˌneɪkᵻd ˈeɪp/, U.S. /ˌneɪkᵻd ˈeɪp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: naked adj., ape n.
Etymology: < naked adj. + ape n., with reference to the relative hairlessness of human beings compared with other hominoid primates.Popularized by the title of Desmond Morris's book on anthropology and human physiology (see quot. 1967); compare the following:1962 T. Maschler MS Let. to D. Morris 2 Mar. (O.E.D. Archive) Dear Desmond, It was very good to see you and Romana [i.e. Ramona] the other week and I do feel we are making some progress on The Naked Ape.1996 D. Morris Let. 4 May (O.E.D. Archive) I coined it [sc. the term naked ape] at a party in Hampstead in 1960... I pointed out that a visiting alien taxonomist surveying the bodies of primate species would probably refer to a human body as that of a ‘naked ape’.
A human being, esp. as viewed from a biological perspective. Usually with the.
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1965 C. B. Goodhart in Animals 24 Aug. 142/3 It has been said that Man is really only a naked ape, but actually he still has plenty of hair left.
1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Apes 257 As long as they [sc. apes] are able to roam the earth..they will act as a perpetual and vital reminder that we are, after all, little more than brainy, naked apes.
1967 D. Morris (title) The naked ape.
1973 W. Barlow Alexander Princ. iii. 33 The ‘Naked Ape’ has replaced Rousseau's ‘Noble Savage’.
1991 Ski Surv. (BNC) Feb.–Mar. This ski destination is a favourite for naked apes.
2004 New Scientist 30 Oct. 44/1 Humans may be referred to as the naked ape, but we actually have around 5 million hair follicles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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