单词 | bestiary |
释义 | bestiary['bestiəri]n. 动物寓言集 bestiary bes.ti.ar.y AHD: [bµs“ch¶-µr”¶, b¶s“-] D.J. [6best.i87eri8, 6bi8s-]K.K. [6bWst.i7Wri, 6bis-]n.(名词) 【复数】 bes.ti.ar.ies 1. A medieval collection of stories providing physical and allegorical descriptions of real or imaginary animals along with an interpretation of the moral significance each animal was thought to embody. A number of common misconceptions relating to natural history were preserved in these popular accounts.动物寓言:一部中世纪故事集,用现实或寓言形式描写真实存在或想象中的动物,并赋予每一种被认为具体化的动物以道德意义上的解释。一些有关自然史的普遍错误概念被保存于这些流行故事中2. A modern version of such a collection.这样一个故事集的现代版本语源:1. Medieval Latin b¶sti³rium 中世纪拉丁语 b¶sti³rium 2. from Latin b¶stia [beast] 源自 拉丁语 b¶stia [野兽] |
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