ferocity
翻译
凶猛, 残忍, 猛烈
例句
The ferocity of the storm was shocking.
暴风雨的猛烈程度令人震惊。
He fought with great ferocity.
他以极大的凶猛性进行战斗。
语法模式
the ferocity of ((sth.)) ...的凶猛 The ferocity of the storm was shocking.
with (great) ferocity (极度)凶猛地 He fought with great ferocity.
近义词
同义词: fierceness, savagery, brutality; 反义词: gentleness, mildness
词源
源自拉丁语“ferocitas”,来自“ferox”(凶猛的)。后缀“-ity”表示一种品质或状态。
记忆技巧
这是“ferocious”的名词形式。如果某物是ferocious的,它就具有ferocity。