英语词汇“bestial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	bestial
释义	bes·tial I. \ˈbestyəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bestaile, bestial, from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French bestail, from Medieval Latin bestialia, from Latin, adjective, neuter plural of bestialis Scotland : a domestic animal especially of the bovine kind; collectively : cattle, livestock II. \ˈbes(h)chəl, ˈbēs-, Brit usually & US sometimes -styəl or -stiəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis, from bestia beast + -alis -al — more at beast 1. a. : of or relating to a beast < in their bestial form the dead men extend a benign protection to their living human kinsfolk — J.G.Frazer > : like or resembling a beast in form or appearance < things of bestial shape and with hideous voices — Oscar Wilde > b. of a sign of the zodiac : represented by the figure of an animal 2. a. : lacking intelligence or reasoning power : moved by unthinking prejudice or passion : brutish, barbarous < the bestial man has no sense of right and wrong — J.E.Hankins > < some historians, to prove their immunity from bestial prejudice … are prone to treat the American Revolution almost apologetically — C.G.Bowers > b. : marked by, indicating, or gratifying base, inhuman, or immoderate instincts or desires : brutal, depraved < the bestial commander of a notorious concentration camp > < bestial lust > < supplied an abundance of wine and brandy, and a scene of bestial intoxication was the natural consequence — Herman Melville > Synonyms: see brutal
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