释义 |
beasthood|ˈbiːsthʊd| [f. beast n. + -hood.] The rank, condition, or nature of beasts.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. i. vii. 61 Many a Circe Island, with temporary..conversion into beasthood and hoghood. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 25 Instinct with all the elements of manhood and beasthood. 1868Browning Ring & Bk. viii. 510 Beasts..Do credit to their beasthood. |