fe·roc·i·ty
noun/fəˈrɒsəti/
/fəˈrɑːsəti/
[uncountable, singular]- violence; aggressive behaviour
残暴；凶猛；凶恶 - The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.
警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。 - She fought back with a ferocity that matched his own.
她以与他不相上下的凶猛进行反击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- with ferocity
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin ferocitas, from ferox, feroc- ‘fierce’. - The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.