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单词 bestiaries
释义

bestiary

noun

bes·​ti·​ary ˈbes-chē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce bestiary (audio)
-ˌe-rē,
ˈbesh-,
ˈbēs-,
ˈbēsh-
plural bestiaries
1
: a medieval allegorical or moralizing work on the appearance and habits of real or imaginary animals
2
a
: a collection of descriptions or representations of real or imaginary animals
b
: an array of real humans or literary characters often having symbolic significance
3
: an unusual or whimsical collection
a truly astounding bestiary of airplane designs Peter Garrison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Clickers – the most iconic creature / nightmare fuel from the bestiary – become exponentially more terrifying when their echolocation clicking feels like it’s brushing the hair of your neck. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 This season made great use of new flying monsters, but at the same time the Upside-Down is a conceptual blank check to develop an entire bestiary of nightmare-inducing creatures. Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Another image, from a 13th-century Franco-Flemish bestiary, shows a long-haired Samson prying open the jaws of a lion. Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 His journal, which extends beyond his cactus garden to record encounters with owls and geckos, donkeys and spiders, moths and tortoises, can seem like a medieval bestiary, a nature chronicle with the vividness of a dream. Danny Heitman, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 The result is a wildly imaginative bestiary that transports its viewer to a different realm, offering a welcome reprieve from our current one. New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021 The most common beings in her bestiary are a variety of mer-creatures, ranging from the regal merlion (and cub) to the comical merchicken. Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020 And beyond these, the show’s bestiary of Main Street America, its hapless parents and inept leaders, its weird small businesses and petty local politics, its moral pretensions and amoral vanities do ring true, however exaggerated. Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2020 Here, reducing the medieval bestiary to a contemporary footnote makes for a listless conclusion to an otherwise strong and compelling show. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

bestiaries

noun

plural of bestiary
as in allegories

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • allegories
  • parables
  • fables
  • mythologies
  • narratives
  • beast fables
  • myths
  • legends
  • apologues
  • tales
  • morality plays
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