单词 | troglodyte |
释义 | troglodyten.adj. 1. One of various races or tribes of men (chiefly ancient or prehistoric) inhabiting caves or dens (natural or artificial); a cave-dweller, cave-man. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > cave-dweller troglodyte1555 troglodytan1607 subterranean1631 caveman1706 cave-dweller1865 trog1965 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > cave-dweller > prehistoric caveman1862 troglodyte1863 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. vi. 93 The Troglodites myne them selues caues in the grounde, wherin to dwell. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. iii. §14. 61 Which Regions..(I meane that of Niger, and that of Prester Iohn, and the Troglodytes). 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell x. 135 They were Troglodites, and had no dwelling but in the hollowes of the rocks. 1842 W. C. Taylor Student's Man. Anc. Hist. (ed. 3) xii. §4. 336 Some.. Cappadocians were and continue to be Troglodytes, or dwellers in caves. 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 251 The Troglodytes of post-pliocene ages. 2. Applied to various species of animals. Thesaurus » Categories » Categories » b. A bird of the genus Troglodytes; a wren. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. c. An anthropoid ape of the genus Troglodytes, as a gorilla or chimpanzee. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) > genus Gorilla (gorilla) pongo1625 troglodyte1774 gorilla1853 gorilloid1946 silverback1964 the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) > genus Pan or chimpanzee pongo1625 mock-man1697 chimpanzee1738 mandrill1744 troglodyte1774 koolookamba1860 chimp1877 bonobo1955 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. B The hornes, in the stagge are ramous,..the Phrygian have moveable hornes, the Troglodyte direct to the earth. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Troglodytes or Passer Troglodytes, a little Bird call'd a Wren.] 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 189 Ourang Outang, or Wild Man of the Woods..the Troglodyte of Bontius, the Drill of Purchas, and the Pygmy of Tyson, have all received this general name. d. Applied allusively to an animal or plant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by habitat or breeding place > that dwells in caves troglodyte1817 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxi. 265 The caterpillar of another moth (Noctua subterranea, F.)..remains, a true Troglodyte,..in its cell under ground. 1845 H. W. Longfellow To a Child 99 The cavernous..homes Of wandering..tribes of ants..These hapless Troglodytes. 1856 L. H. Grindon Life (1875) iii. 29 That sullen troglodyte, the Lathræa, of the woods. 3. figurative. A person who lives in seclusion, unacquainted with the affairs of the world; a ‘hermit’. Also: a person who lives in a hovel or slum; one considered to be like a prehistoric cave-dweller. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun] > person anchorite?1614 solitarian1655 retirer1678 solitaire1716 recluse1751 solitarya1763 hermit1799 troglodyte1854 umbratile1888 cop-out1969 1854 H. Rogers Ess. II. i. 11 Some would make him..such a very Troglodyte in metaphysics that he was not properly acquainted even with such writers as Descartes or Hobbes. 1879 G. Macdonald in Graphic Christmas No. 5 The girl who had been from her very birth a troglodyte, stood in the glory of a southern night. 1905 Westm. Rev. Feb. 3 A belief worthy only of troglodytes inaccessible to Imperial..thought. 4. attributive or adj. That is a troglodyte, cave-dwelling; of or belonging to a troglodyte or troglodytes. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling in cave troglodytic1676 troglodyte1704 spelaean1839 troglodytical1841 cavernicolous1889 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [adjective] > cave-dweller troglodytic1585 troglodyte1827 troglodytal1845 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [adjective] > cave or underground dwelling troglodytic1585 troglodyte1827 troglodytal1845 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub x. 186 Hear the Words of the famous Troglodyte Philosopher. 1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 229 Troglodyte Rail... These inhabit New Zealand. 1827 J. S. Buckingham Trav. Mesopotamia I. 58 Large caves, and smaller grottoes;..any other Troglodyte habitations. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. vi. 119 Aboriginal man, of troglodyte or kindred habits. Derivatives Hence (or from the Latin or Greek): ˈtrogloˌdytal adj. pertaining to or characteristic of a troglodyte. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [adjective] > cave-dweller troglodytic1585 troglodyte1827 troglodytal1845 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [adjective] > cave or underground dwelling troglodytic1585 troglodyte1827 troglodytal1845 1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. i. 186 Coming up from their dark troglodital abodes. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > cave-dweller troglodyte1555 troglodytan1607 subterranean1631 caveman1706 cave-dweller1865 trog1965 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 287 People of Arabia..which some..call Ichthyophagans, and Trogloditans. ˈtroglodytish adj. resembling or characteristic of a troglodyte. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] moodyc1300 distemprec1374 melancholiana1393 solein1399 darkc1440 gloomingc1440 girning1447 melancholyc1450 tetrical1528 tetric1533 distemperate1548 morose1565 sullen1570 stunt1581 humorous1590 gloomya1593 muddy1592 clum1599 dortya1605 humoursome1607 distempereda1616 musty1620 grum1640 agelastic1666 fusty1668 purdy1668 ill-humoured1693 gurly1721 mumpish1721 sunking1724 tetricous1727 sumphish1728 stunkard1737 sulky1744 muggard1746 farouche1765 sombrea1767 glumpy1780 glumpish1800 tiffy1810 splenitive1815 stuffy1825 liverish1828 troglodytish1866 glummy1884 humpy1889 scowly1951 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > morose or sulking solein1399 morose1565 sulky1744 sulkinga1777 troglodytish1866 troglodytic1871 1866 Sat. Rev. 3 Mar. 256/2 The most perfect type of troglodytish women does not care even for theology or religion. ˈtroglodyˌtism n. the condition of a troglodyte, the habit of dwelling in caves. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > a cave troglodytism1867 1867 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 557/1 Perhaps we shall not be far wrong if we regard Troglodytism as the primitive state of all..mankind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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