| 单词 | savage |
| 释义 | savage —savagely, adv. —savageness, n. /sav"ij/, adj., n., v., savaged, savaging. adj. 1. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts. 2. uncivilized; barbarous: savage tribes. 3. enraged or furiously angry, as a person. 4. unpolished; rude: savage manners. 5. wild or rugged, as country or scenery: savage wilderness. 6. Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild. n. 7. an uncivilized human being. 8. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person. 9. a rude, boorish person. 10. a member of a preliterate society. v.t. 11. to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate: numerous sheep savaged by dogs. 12. to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate: a play savaged by the critics. [1250-1300; ME savage, sauvage (adj.) < MF sauvage, salvage < ML salvaticus, for L silvaticus, equiv. to silv(a) woods + -aticus adj. suffix] Syn. 1. wild, feral, fell; bloodthirsty. See cruel. 2. wild. 3. infuriated. 5. rough, uncultivated. 9. churl, oaf. Ant. 1. mild. 2, 4. cultured. 5. cultivated. |
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