reptilian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹɛpˈtɪliən/    美 /ɹɛpˈtɪljən/|/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reptilian animal: a reptile.
  2. A reptilian person, especially (ethnic slur) a Jew. figuratively
  3. A reptilian alien, especially (ufology, often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race alleged to secretly control the world.
    — More evolved than the Grays or Reptilians, the Humanoids seem to feel some sort of kinship with humans and are likely to be kind.[…] Some researchers believe the Grays are merely preparing the way for a full-scale invasion of Reptilian aliens.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
    — The Mesozoic represents that time on Earth when life flourished, but when such life was primarily reptilian, before the Age of Mammals.
  2. Reptilelike.
    — It is filled with blazing fires and half-human, half-animal beasts, with spiked reptilian tails.
  3. Unthinking, low, base, contemptible. figuratively
  4. Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile. figuratively

词形变化

more reptilian comparative most reptilian superlative reptilians plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonreptilian reptilian brain reptilian brained reptilianism reptilianly reptilianness
相关词
lizardman

词源

词源 1
From reptile + -ian, replacing earlier reptilious and adjectival reptile.
词源 2
From reptile + -ian, replacing earlier reptilious and adjectival reptile.
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