英:[ˈkriːtʃə(r)]
美:[ˈkriːtʃər]
英:[ˈkriːtʃə(r)]
美:[ˈkriːtʃər]
n.
生物,动物
(具有某种特征的)人
傀儡
crea·ture
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复数:creatures
creaturely (adv.), creatureliness (n.)
词根:create
adj.creative 创造性的
adv.creatively 创造性地;有创造力地
n.creation 创造,创作;创作物,产物
creativity 创造力;创造性
creator 创造者;创建者
creationism 特别创造说;创造宇宙说
creativeness 创造性;才思
vt.create 创造,创作;造成
living creature生物;生命单位
fellow creature同类动物;人类
creature comfortn. 物质享受(尤指食物)
这组词都有“动物”的意思,其区别是:
beast指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。
brute特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。
creature通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。
cattle指大牲畜,尤其指牛。
animal普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
以上来源于网络
life生命,生活
creature生物,动物,人
maintenance保持,保养,维修,一般不指人;
survival在困难中的生存、幸存;
existence艰难或无聊的生活方式
以上来源于网络
约于1300年,“任何被创造的东西”,因此通常指“生物”,无论是有生命的还是没有生命的,但最常见的是“有生命的生物”,源自古法语 creature “被创造的生物; 所有被创造的东西”(现代法语 créature),源自晚期拉丁语 creatura “被创造的东西; 创造; 生物”,源自拉丁语 creare 的过去分词 creatus “制造,产生,生育”,源自 PIE 词根 *ker-(2)“生长”。
在有限的情况下,用于人类,表示轻蔑、同情或亲昵。指“欠他人晋升和财富的人”来源于1580年代。指“任何满足人类舒适需求的东西”(1610年代)源自提摩太前书 iv.4(“上帝所造的一切都是好的”),并导致了 creature 作为“威士忌,酒精饮料”的幽默用法(1630年代)。Creature-comforts “物质舒适”(食物、衣服)源自1650年代。相关词汇: Creatural; creaturely.
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin creātūra "act of bringing into being, something brought into being," from Latin creātus, past participle of creāre "to beget, give birth to, create >entry 1" + -ūra
The first known use of creature was in the 14th century
criticaladjective
inclined to criticize unfavorably
consisting of or involving criticism or the judgments of critics
critical writings
using or involving careful judgment
a critical examination of a patient
of, relating to, or being a turning pointalso: being at a stage of illness involving danger of death
the critical phase of a fever
being or relating to a state or point at which a definite change occurs
the critical temperature
crucial sense 1
a critical test
indispensable, vital
provides critical services
of big enough size to keep a chain reaction going—used of a mass of material that can go through fission
crisp1 of 3adjective
being thin and hard and easily crumbled
crisp crackers
pleasantly firm and crunchy
crisp lettuce
having sharp distinct outlines
a crisp illustration
being clear and brief
a crisp reply
fresh and neat
a crisp housedress
being quick and lively a crisp tale of adventure
a crisp performance
pleasantly cool and invigorating
a crisp autumn day
crisp2 of 3verb
to make or become crisp
crisp3 of 3noun
something crisp or brittle
burned to a crisp
credulousadjective
ready to believe especially on little evidence
credit1 of 2noun
a balance in an account in a person's favor
debits and credits
an amount or sum that a bank or company will let a person use
trust given to a customer for future payment for goods purchased buy on credit
extended them credit
reputation for paying one's bills
check on a person's credit
the providing of money or goods with the expectation of payment in the futurealso: money or goods so provided used up their credit
long-term credit
credence, belief
a story that deserves little credit
reputation for honesty or integrity : good name
a source of honor
a credit to her school
something that adds to a person's reputation or honor
got credit for the discovery
official certification of the completion of a course of study
a unit of academic work for which such certification is made
credit2 of 2verb
believe sense 3
to enter a sum on the credit side of
we'll credit your account with $10
to think of as the source or performer of an action or having a quality
they credit you with quite a sense of humor
to give the credit for to somebody or something
credited the rescue to her quick thinking
credit1 of 2noun
a balance in an account in a person's favor
debits and credits
an amount or sum that a bank or company will let a person use
trust given to a customer for future payment for goods purchased buy on credit
extended them credit
reputation for paying one's bills
check on a person's credit
the providing of money or goods with the expectation of payment in the futurealso: money or goods so provided used up their credit
long-term credit
credence, belief
a story that deserves little credit
reputation for honesty or integrity : good name
a source of honor
a credit to her school
something that adds to a person's reputation or honor
got credit for the discovery
official certification of the completion of a course of study
a unit of academic work for which such certification is made
credit2 of 2verb
believe sense 3
to enter a sum on the credit side of
we'll credit your account with $10
to think of as the source or performer of an action or having a quality
they credit you with quite a sense of humor
to give the credit for to somebody or something
credited the rescue to her quick thinking
credibleadjective
offering reasonable grounds for being believed
a credible story
creaturenoun
a created being
a lower animal
individual sense 2
1 He lay in wait as the shadowy creature came closer and closer, and when the time was right, the badger pounced.
2 Brigit wagged her finger in the creature's face.
3 Alys, toothless and wrinkled though with piercing eyes and a sharp tongue, told the men roughly: “Leave us be!” when they carried the trembling creature in to her.
4 It has been known to attack most kinds of large land mammal and, unusually for a dragon, the Ridgeback will also feed on water-dwelling creatures.
5 And: “Why can’t I see you? What kind of creature are you?”
6 You might expect a creature under attack to run for her life, or to defend herself, or at the very least to scream.
7 Håkon struggled against the creature, but it held him in place, so close that it was on the verge of enveloping Håkon in the cloud swirling around it.
8 Then another creature moved forward and touched her hand with its trunk.
9 The first one had a strange armor-wearing creature on her shoulder and expert bangs sweeping across her forehead like a black curtain.
10 The high red sandstone walls were far too lofty to be scaled by any normal creature.
11 “All creatures serve a purpose. If it weren’t for the boy, you wouldn’t be here now, speaking your mind, showing you have thoughts other than how to hide. He has given you courage.”
12 The fantastical creatures and characters, on the other hand, were allotted a much more exotic and complex musical palette, often based on the so-called ‘Octatonic’ scale.
13 “Yes,” replied Mrs. Little, “and I think we had better start thinking about the poem ‘’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.’
14 They took refuge under the awning of a book stall along with a number of other people and creatures.
15 She was fearful of the smallest of creatures—a mouse, scurrying across the floor of Alyss hut, almost caused her to faint—and fascinated in a worried sort of way with birds.
16 What manner of man is this, or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of man?
17 A long-drawn wail came down the wind, like the cry of some evil and lonely creature.
18 And this dactyl—this strange and beautiful creature with its wrinkled, gray-brown hide, barrel chest, and slender neck—she wanted to hug it.
19 Far below us I can see creatures fleeing from the eruption, and even from a distance, it’s clear that they’re dinosaurs.
20 Yvaine realized that she felt nothing but pity for the creature who had wanted her dead, so she said, "Could it be that the heart that you seek is no longer my own?"
3 用于形容词之后 人
4 创造物
5 生物
organic life being organism bi- thing biology critter biological bio biotic bio- mortal life form people quick existence bios breather creatural flesh wight biotical life-form
6 家伙
thing lot customer person piece article guy dog skin ball boy concern apple fish egg bird crowd fellow bean merchant scout duck buffer jack skate proposition rogue cove dick geek chap bloke gee toad beggar john gent bugger sod cuckoo joker shaver rascal pate wretch bleeder joe carl johnny johnnie bozo kipper jake blighter codger carle chappy cully gink chappie josser gazabo un boy-chik card client baby stick artist cat fruit soul pot nut companion basket dude stiff mug sponge lad lug cod bum bastard prune crock John gunk gentry jasper goon mush critter fucker bod varmint Joe Carl jim Johnny knocker twat coot ou prig boyo fulla birkie beezer dero zazoo cuss horse buster bimbo hombre nabs 'un son of a gun
7 奴隶
slave prisoner vassal servile slavish bond serf thrall chattel bondsman Helot bondman bondslave helotry
9 动物
animal beast brood decoy zoo- member specimen critter denizen zoological zoic zoogenic zoon zoa thing yearling myriapod scrub teaser cuss -er beastie figure zoonic brute mouth wight dumb creatures animate creatural draft deer animality zooid inhabitant fauna bugger menagerie creatureliness
10 傀儡
dummy tool instrument puppet figurehead marionette stooge sock puppet the creature of a creature of dupe puppetry fantoccini
11 产物
child product growth fruit creation outgrowth produce daughter birth yield vintage spawn heir offspring fruitage
12 人类
human finite anthropic hominine homin- people world man race humanity flesh rational mankind mortality mortal homo humankind microcosm hominid earthling wight homme personkind all flesh walking earthborn Christian fellowman anthropos human kind the sons of men fellow creature naked ape human being human race homo sapiens
13 马
horse equestrian equine horsey skin charger knight beetle cavalry jade gee nag critter steed maxwell horseflesh dobbin bayard hoss caballo prad gee-gee hayburner crevalle
14 女人
petticoat woman piece girl female broad mouse tail tomato cow rib bitch hen jade dame momma Jane crumpet squaw fem weaker vessel the weaker sex a piece of goods daughter of Eve
17 怪物
terato- monster freak chimera bugaboo pooka bandersnatch grotesque chimeric terat- presence prodigy bogey Juggernaut monstrosity booger bugbear bogeyman boogeyman orc
20 工具
tool vehicle engine implement instrument instrumentality tackle mean facility gear outfit organ machinery intermediary mechanical instrumental -orium medium pawn instrumentation dupe appurtenance
21 人
the thing man member person body head face individual party human stick ticket CAT egg bird soul vessel bundle specimen neighbour proposition burner mortal sucker bastard bod carl wight sapient OU Anzac volk jazzbo tangata people mother's son ppl sort cookie bunny critter difficult anthropo- bloke BOD geezer one boot self mouth being inspiration devil humanity worthy Dick joker cuss personage bimbo newsman HE same -er -or case character figure spirit dab humankind he -ant -ent guy quarter folk dude statistic christian hominoid adamite number run lot customer job mind piece article skin baby object ball apple cat dust bean poll merchant buffer skate mankind mortality persona geek peat gee gent homo sod cunt cuckoo pate microcosm kipper hombre palooka wallah carle gazabo you un fellow-man -ese personal anthropic -ster client artist Christian camp horse fellow cake pot onion scout monkey mug dick hairpin bleeder varmint Joe C hypostasis prig fellowman bailer homme gink beezer liveware personkind that Meatware a piece of goods life CASE hand card heart traffic fish chap beggar bugger mush Johnny blighter nabs anthropos your 'un a lump of clay human being man jack
22 妖怪
23 牛马