ferocity
noun /fəˈrɒsəti/
/fəˈrɑːsəti/
[uncountable, singular]- violence; aggressive behaviour
残暴;凶猛;凶恶 - The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.
警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。 - She fought back with a ferocity that matched his own.
她以和他一样的凶猛进行了反击。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- with ferocity
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin ferocitas, from ferox, feroc- ‘fierce’. - The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.