V2EX reptilian

Reptilian

释义 Definition

reptilian 作形容词,意为"爬行动物的;像爬行动物的";也可引申为"冷酷的、冷血的"。作名词时,指"爬行动物"。

发音 Pronunciation

/rptl.i.n/

例句 Examples

The zoo has a special reptilian exhibit with snakes and lizards.
动物园有一个专门的爬行动物展区,展出蛇和蜥蜴。

His reptilian gaze made everyone in the room feel uneasy, as though he were calculating something behind those cold, unblinking eyes.
他那冷酷如爬行动物般的目光让房间里的每个人都感到不安,仿佛他在那双冰冷、不眨的眼睛背后盘算着什么。

词源 Etymology

该词源自拉丁语 reptilis,意为"爬行的",由动词 repere(爬行)派生而来。后缀 -ian 表示"与……有关的"或"属于……的"。英语中 reptile(爬行动物)一词在14世纪经由古法语传入,reptilian 则在19世纪初开始广泛使用,既用于生物学描述,也用于比喻冷血、阴险的性格特征。

相关词汇 Related Words

文学作品 Literary Works

  • 阿瑟柯南道尔的《失落的世界》(The Lost World)中大量描写了史前爬行动物,使用了 reptilian 来形容恐龙等生物的特征。
  • 赫伯特的科幻小说《沙丘》(Dune)中,reptilian 被用来比喻某些角色冷酷、精于算计的性格。
  • 莎士比亚的作品中虽未直接使用该词,但常用蛇等爬行动物意象来比喻阴险狡诈的人物,与 reptilian 的引申义一脉相承。
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