feral
/ˈfɪərəl/adjective
1- (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。
1.1
- resembling a wild animal野兽般的; 野蛮的; 凶残的:
a feral snarl.
野兽般的咆哮。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin fera 'wild animal' (from ferus 'wild') + -AL.