(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication (尤指动物)野(生)的;未驯服的 a feral cat. 一只野猫。 ■resembling a wild animal 野兽般的;野性的;凶残的 a feral snarl. 野兽般的咆哮。
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin fera 'wild animal' (from ferus 'wild') + -al