Morlock
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).
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A brutish troglodyte.
— Thus civilian morale became a key issue in war preparations, which were undertaken in a spirit so fretfully suspicious that centralised mass shelters were not constructed for fear of encouraging a deep shelter mentality that would turn London's population into a race of modern Morlocks.
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词源
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895; possibly influenced by Morlach or Moloch.
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