"cannibalistic" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食人(的)

Definition

形容喫同類的行為或特質；常用於描述動物，也可用作比喻人類極端行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Cannibalistic”多用於科學、描述性語境，常見於動物，也用於恐怖或奇幻故事；有時比喻極端、毀滅性的行為（如“cannibalistic business tactics”）。通常較正式，不用於口語。

Examples

Some animals show cannibalistic behavior when food is scarce.

有些動物在食物短缺時會表現出**食人（的）**行為。

The movie had a cannibalistic tribe living in the jungle.

電影中有一個住在叢林裡的**食人（的）**部落。

Spiders are known for their cannibalistic mating habits.

蜘蛛以其**食人（的）**交配習性而聞名。

Their business strategy was almost cannibalistic, destroying competitors at any cost.

他們的商業策略幾乎是**食人（的）**，不惜一切代價壓制競爭對手。

"That story is so cannibalistic—I can't believe people wrote it!"

“這個故事太**食人（的）**了——真不敢相信有人寫出來！”

The novel's cannibalistic theme made some readers uncomfortable.

小說的**食人（的）**主題讓一些讀者感到不適。