"cannibals" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 食人者

Definition

食用自己同类肉体的人或生物。通常指吃人肉的人类。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于历史、人类学或恐怖题材。'食人者'几乎总指人类，属于正式用词；不要和'食肉动物'混淆。

Examples

Some tribes were called cannibals because they ate human flesh.

有些部落被称为**食人者**，因为他们吃人肉。

Stories about cannibals can be very scary.

关于**食人者**的故事可能非常可怕。

The island was believed to be full of cannibals.

据说这个岛上有很多**食人者**。

I read a novel about cannibals living in the jungle.

我读过一本关于住在丛林里的**食人者**的小说。

Movies about cannibals aren't really my thing—they freak me out.

关于**食人者**的电影不太适合我——让我害怕。

In history class, we learned why some cultures were labeled as cannibals by explorers.

在历史课上，我们学习了为什么一些文化被探险家称为**食人者**。