(多指行为或本性)兽性的;野蛮的;残忍的;像野兽一样的。(常带强烈贬义,用于形容缺乏人性、粗暴或残忍的行为与冲动。)
/ˈbes.tʃəl/
The prisoners were treated in a bestial way.
囚犯们遭到了兽性般的对待。
His bestial cruelty was described in the court records, revealing a pattern of violence that shocked the public.
法庭记录描述了他兽性般的残忍,揭示出一种令公众震惊的暴力模式。
bestial 源自拉丁语 bestia(“野兽”),经由古法语进入英语,原义与“像野兽一样”有关;后来语义常引申为“缺乏人性、粗野残忍”,多用于道德评价和批判语境。