释义 |
savage /savˈij/, also (obsolete) salvage /salˈvij/ adjective- In a state of nature
- Untamed, wild
- Uncivilized
- Ferocious
- Furious
noun- A human being in a wild, primitive or uncivilized state
- A brutal, fierce, or cruel person
- An enraged horse or other animal
- A wild beast (obsolete; rare)
transitive verb- To attack savagely, esp with the teeth
- To make savage
intransitive verb (obsolete; rare)To play the savage ORIGIN: OFr salvage, from L silvāticus relating to the woods, from silva a wood savˈagedom noun - A savage state
- Savages collectively
savˈagely adverb savˈageness noun The state of being savage savˈagery /-ri or -ər-i/ noun - Fierceness
- Ferocity
- Uncivilized condition
- Wildness
- Savage behaviour
- Savages collectively
- Wild ruggedness of landscape
- Wild, overgrowing vegetation (obsolete)
savˈagism noun |