| 词汇 | troglodyte |
| 释义 | troglodyteWord family nounTroglodytestroglodytetroglodytismadjectivetroglodytic Anthropology trog·lo·dyte /ˈtrɒɡlədaɪt $ ˈtrɑːɡ-/ noun [countableC] SAHBHsomeone who lived in a cave in prehistoric times 〔史前的〕穴居人 Examples from the Corpus troglodyte• I was two stages below a troglodyte.• They would all be troglodytes before the war was over, thought Lucinda, with eyes that stood out on little stalks.• This scurrying around like troglodytes is enough to depress anyone. (1400-1500) Latin troglodytae (plural), from Greek, from trogle “hole, cave” + dyein “to enter” |
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