| 釋義 |
cannibaln.
1.(lit.) one of the natives of the West Indies whowere held to eat human flesh,man-eating nation,man-eating men吃人生番。
△3H.Ⅵ.1.4.152:“Thatface of his (i.e.Rutland) the hungry cannibals Would not have touched,would not have stained withblood；”他那張面龐，即使是吃人生番也不忍去觸動，更不忍讓它沾染鮮血。
△3H.Ⅵ.5.5.61:“Butchers and villains,bloody cannibals!”屠夫們，惡棍們，嗜血的吃人生番們！
2. (blunder for) Hannibal,the famous Carthaginiangeneral (247-183 B.C.)吃人生番；（誤用為）漢尼拔（古代迦太基名將）。
△2H.Ⅳ.2.4.177(164):“And hollowpampered jades of Asia,/Which cannot go but thirtymile a day,Compare with Caesars and with Canni-bals”，嘿，嬌生慣養(yǎng)的亞洲駑馬，一天還走不上三十英里的路，竟想跟凱撒和漢尼拔較量。 cannibal[?k?nibl]n.& adj. 食人者（的），拆修，拼用
‖ cannibalism n. 食人俗
cannibalize v. 吃人肉，拆用，拼用
cannibalization n. |