野兽

• 병음: yě shòu
• 한자 분석: 野 = 里 (village) + 予 (extend — wild land beyond settlement); 兽 = 田 (field) + 口 (mouth) + 犬 (dog — a fierce animal in the fields; a beast)

뜻

야수; 야생동물; (비유) 잔혹한 사람

Literal: wild animals as opposed to domesticated ones. Can refer specifically to dangerous predators. Figuratively: used to describe a person who behaves with animal ferocity or complete lack of civilised restraint. Also appears in literary contexts comparing unchecked power or passion to a wild beast.

예문

1. 丛林深处不时传来野兽的嘶吼声，探险队员们紧握手中的工具，加快了赶路的步伐。
2. 自然保护区的工作人员发现一只受伤的野兽趴在路边，立即联系了专业的野生动物救援团队前来处理。
3. 他在赛场上爆发出的力量和速度让对手瞠目结舌，解说员感叹他在关键时刻简直像一头不知疲倦的野兽。

사용 가이드

맥락: nature, wildlife, metaphor, literature

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 保护区管理员警告游客，夜里别独行山林小径，这里有大型野兽出没，必须结伴并带驱兽设备。(The reserve manager warned visitors not to walk alone on the forest paths at night, because large wild beasts roam here, so they must go in groups and carry animal-deterrent gear.)
• 这位小说家在作品中将失控的权力比作一头关在笼中的野兽，一旦笼子的锁链松弛，它便会露出血盆大口，毫不留情地吞噬一切挡在它面前的东西。(This novelist compared power run amok to a wild beast caged — the moment the chains of the cage slacken, it bares its savage jaws and mercilessly devours everything that stands in its path.)

피해야 할 표현

• 你是野兽 (直接当面骂人) — while metaphorically colourful, calling someone 野兽 to their face is a severe personal insult; in professional or academic writing say 他的行为极其粗暴 or 他表现出野蛮的攻击性; reserve the 野兽 metaphor for literary contexts

기원과 역사

野 (wild/untamed — land beyond the village) + 兽 (beast — 田 field + 口 mouth + 犬 dog; a fierce dog-like animal living in the fields)

문화적 배경

시대: Classical/Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal