bestiary

n. 动物寓言集

发音

US /ˈbiːstiˌɛɹi/
其它
US /ˈbɛstiˌɛɹi/

词形变化

bestiaries 复数 bestiaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

  2. 2.

    A collection of various beasts, depicted in art, literature, or the like.

  3. 3.

    A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.

    游戏

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

book

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia (“beast, animal”). By surface analysis, beast + -ary.

来源：wiktionary