savage

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of a traditional, nonindustrialised society or indigenous tribe or other group, typically living closely with nature outside of the infrastructure of urbanized civilization. derogatory,historical
    — 'Well, my lord, I don't know,' said Freeman with a sort of jolly sneer; 'we have been dining with the savages.' 'They are not savages, Freeman.' 'Well, my lord, they have not much more clothes, anyhow; and as for knives and forks, there is not such a thing known.'
  2. An aggressively defiant person. figuratively
    — Their kids are little savages! One of them bit me the other day.
  3. Someone who speaks in an audacious, hilarious, and often sarcastic manner. slang
    — It was on Dec. 29 that TikTok star Liv Pearsall posted a video titled "7 Times Elmo Was an Absolute Savage," in which the star with more than 2.7 million followers lip-synced to various Elmo-ments.
  4. A wild and ferocious beast. obsolete
    — The torch-eyed ſavage, with growl tremendous, riſing up, diſlocated at one blow the arched neck of Sadit's Arabian ſteed, and brought the unfortunate omrah to the duſt, expiring between his extended claws.
动词 v.
  1. To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint. transitive
    — No matter how anyone might savage me, I should stay strong.
  2. To criticise vehemently. figuratively,transitive
    — His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.
  3. To attack with the teeth. transitive
  4. To make savage. obsolete,transitive
    — Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf.
形容词 adj.
  1. Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
    — a savage wilderness
  2. Barbaric; not civilized.
    — savage manners
  3. Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
  4. Fierce and ferocious.
    — savage beasts
  5. Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
    — He gave the dog a savage kick.
  6. Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way. slang
    — Wow, that was a savage burn. Absolutely no chill.
  7. Unpleasant or unfair. UK,slang
    — – I'll see you in detention. – Ah, savage!
  8. Great, brilliant, amazing. Ireland,US,slang
  9. Severe, rude, aggressive. US,slang
    — – They were so savage to them!

词形变化

more savage comparative most savage superlative savages plural salvage alternative savages present,singular,third-person savaging participle,present savaged participle,past savaged past

词汇关系

近义词
animalistic barbarian barbaric barbarious barbarous brutal brutish Gothic Gothlike grim heathen heathenish heathenly heathenous incivil pagan savage tenebrose truculent uncivil uncivilized uncouth uncultivated uncultured uplandish wolfish
反义词
civilized cultured non-barbaric nonbarbarous nonheathen nonpagan unbarbarous unheathen unpagan unsavage
下位词
demi-savage semibarbaric semisavage
衍生词
antisavage demi-savage postsavage savagedom savagely Savage Mountain savageness Savage River savagery savagess savagism savagize semisavage sweet savage romance unsavage
相关词
noble savage sylvan ignorant impolite medieval primitive raw rude wild

词源

词源 1
From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, untamed”), from Late Latin salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”), from silva (“forest; grove”). Doublet of sylvatic.
词源 2
From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, untamed”), from Late Latin salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”), from silva (“forest; grove”). Doublet of sylvatic.
词源 3
From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, untamed”), from Late Latin salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”), from silva (“forest; grove”). Doublet of sylvatic.
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