"animality" in Chinese (Simplified)
动物性
Definition
像动物一样的本性或特征;具有动物本能或行为。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于文学或学术语境,指本能、原始或动物般的行为。日常对话中不常用,多见于哲学、心理学或评论语境。注意不要与“动物”(名词/形容词)混淆。
Examples
Some people believe that animality is a big part of human nature.
有些人认为**动物性**是人类本性的一个重要部分。
The novel explores the animality that lies within all of us.
这本小说探讨了我们每个人内心的**动物性**。
The artist wanted to capture pure animality in his sculpture.
艺术家想在他的雕塑中展现纯粹的**动物性**。
You can see a kind of raw animality in the way the dancers move.
你可以在舞者动作中看到一种原始的**动物性**。
His outburst was pure animality—he didn’t think, he just reacted.
他的暴怒完全是**动物性**——没经过思考,只是本能反应。
Sometimes, survival brings out our hidden animality.
有时候,求生本能会激发我们隐藏的**动物性**。