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单词 feral
释义 fe·ral
I. \ˈfirəl, ˈfer-\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin feralis, from Latin fera wild animal (from feminine of ferus wild) + -alis -al
1.
 a. : suggestive of a beast of prey
  < feral teeth >
 specifically : characterized by inhuman ferocity
  < the feral hostility of his fellow officers as they denounced and judged him — Albert Hubbell >
 b. : being, characteristic of, or suggesting an animal in the state of nature
  < the human and feral inhabitants of the forest >
  < as feral in her wariness as the fierce … dogs that stalked the countryside — Ann F. Wolfe >
 c. : lacking a human personality due to being reared in isolation from all or nearly all human contacts : not socialized
  < feral children who had been adopted by wolves >
2.
 a. : existing in a state of nature : not domesticated or cultivated
  < feral and semidomestic animals >
 b. : having escaped from domestication and become wild
  < several species introduced by settlers soon became feral >
Synonyms: see brutal
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin feralis
1. archaic : causing death : deadly, fatal
 < thence come … feral diseases — Robert Burton >
2. : of or relating to the dead : funereal, gloomy
 < in feral order slow the slaughter barges go — F.T.Palgrave >
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