bestiary

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈbiːstiˌɛɹi/|/ˈbɛstiˌɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
    — Back in the 60s, Robin Boyd told us how ugly Australian architecture was. As his valediction, he has left us a bestiary of ugly Australians.
  2. A collection of various beasts, depicted in art, literature, or the like.
    — More commonly known to the English speaker as “Genie”; the “dijn” is a powerful demon in the bestiary of the Middle East, mistaken in this instance for the Buddha.
  3. A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.

词形变化

bestiaries plural

词汇关系

相关词
beast bestial

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia (“beast, animal”). By surface analysis, beast + -ary.
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