apeman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
    — Only above the eyebrows, where the sloping forehead and low, curved skull of the ape-man were in sharp contrast to the broad brow and magnificent cranium of the European, could one see any marked difference.
  2. A human raised from childhood by apes (generally in reference to, or in imitation of, the fictional character Tarzan).
    — How may we judge him, by what standards, this ape-man with the heart and head and body of an English gentleman, and the training of a wild beast?
  3. A reputed or legendary, large, bipedal, ape-like creature, as Bigfoot or the Yeti, or a primitive australopithecine still extant today.

词形变化

apemen plural

词汇关系

相关词
ape-person apewoman

词源

From ape + man.
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