| 释义 |
ape-man in American English (ˈeipˌmæn) nounWord forms: plural -men1. a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus 2. a human assumed to have been reared by apes Word origin [1875–80 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, hat trick, massage, weekend, weekender |