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ape-man

/ˈeɪp.mæn/

翻译: 指被认为曾是从猿到人进化过程中间环节的假想生物,或指据信由猿类养大的人。

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noun

/ˈeɪp.mæn/C1formal
  • zh指被认为曾是从猿到人进化过程中间环节的假想生物,或指据信由猿类养大的人。

A noun referring to a hypothetical organism once thought to be an evolutionary link between apes and humans, or a person believed to have been raised by apes.

  1. Hypothetical ancestorC1formalscientific

    A now-outdated scientific concept of a creature believed to be a transitional form between apes and modern humans.

    zh猿人

    • Early anthropologists searched for evidence of the ape-man in fossil records.
    • The idea of the ape-man was later replaced by more complex evolutionary models.
    • Museums once displayed reconstructions of the supposed ape-man.

    同义词hominidmissing link

  2. Feral humanB2informal

    A fictional or legendary human who was raised by apes or lived among them, often depicted in stories.

    zh猿人

    • The legend of the ape-man has been popularized in many adventure novels.
    • In the movie, the ape-man was discovered living deep in the jungle.
    • Stories of an ape-man raised by gorillas have fascinated readers for decades.
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  • ape-men plural form
  • ape-men's possessive plural form
  • ape-man's possessive singular form