同近义词辨析
brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel
这组词都有“残忍的”的意思,其区别是:
brutal指极端的残忍,强调无情或缺乏同情心,含不择手段的意味。
ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的,对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养,尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横,含野蛮意味。
inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Most of the time elephants are tame but they can be very savage.
大多数时候大象很温顺,但他们也会大发野性。 - He was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him.
它既野又凶,谁都驾驭不了它,谁也对它没办法。 - He smarted from the savage attacks on his film.
他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻击而感到痛心。 - She was irritated by his savage behavior.
他的不文明行为激怒了她。 - He likes savage mountain scenery.
他喜欢荒山的景色。 - The inhabitants were still in the savage state.
这些居民仍处于野蛮状态。
用作名词(n.)
- These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves.
当欧洲人还是居住在洞穴中的野蛮人时,这些地方的文化早已十分繁荣昌盛。 - There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures.
人无野蛮与文明之分,只是文化不同。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- Smith's play was savaged by the critics.
史密斯的剧本遭到评论家的猛烈抨击。 - A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday.
昨天,一位慢跑者受到两条罗特韦尔犬的强烈攻击。
权威例句
Savage inequalities : children in America's schoolsCrime and custom in savage society.Crime and custom in savage society /Risk, Ambiguity, and the Savage AxiomsRisk, ambiguous, and the savage axiomsSavage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathon KozolRisk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms: ReplyRisk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms: CommentWar before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful SavageComputing Bayes Factors Using a Generalization of the Savage-Dickey Density Ratio