"animality" in Chinese (Traditional)
動物性
Definition
像動物一樣的本性或特徵;具有動物本能或行為。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於文學或學術語境,指本能、原始或動物般的行為。日常對話中不常用,多見於哲學、心理學或評論語境。注意不要與「動物」(名詞/形容詞)混淆。
Examples
Some people believe that animality is a big part of human nature.
有些人認為**動物性**是人類本性的重要部分。
The novel explores the animality that lies within all of us.
這本小說探討了我們每個人內心的**動物性**。
The artist wanted to capture pure animality in his sculpture.
藝術家想在他的雕塑中展現純粹的**動物性**。
You can see a kind of raw animality in the way the dancers move.
你可以在舞者動作中看到一種原始的**動物性**。
His outburst was pure animality—he didn’t think, he just reacted.
他的暴怒完全是**動物性**——沒經過思考,只是本能反應。
Sometimes, survival brings out our hidden animality.
有時候,求生本能會激發我們隱藏的**動物性**。