bloodthirsty

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KK[blˈʌdθˌɚsti]IPA/ˈblʌdθɜːrsti/

bloodthirsty — adjective

  • bloodthirstypositive
  • more bloodthirstycomparative
  • most bloodthirstysuperlative

1. enjoying or wanting real or fictional violence and killing so much that it seems

1.形容詞B2
釋義

enjoying or wanting real or fictional violence and killing so much that it seems cruel or disturbing to others.

例句

The film's bloodthirsty scenes made several audience members walk out of the theater.

attributive: bloodthirsty + noun (scenes)

Kwame refused to let his younger cousins play the bloodthirsty video game they saw advertised.

同義詞
  • cruel

    broader; describes any willingness to cause pain, not necessarily involving bloodshed

  • brutal

    similar intensity; more about physical harshness than a desire to see blood

  • savage

    more informal and stronger; suggests uncontrolled, animal-like violence

  • murderous

    specifically focused on wanting to kill rather than just witness violence

反義詞
  • peaceful

    opposite — enjoys calm, avoids conflict

  • gentle

    kind and mild, the opposite of violent tendencies

文法句型

bloodthirsty + noun (attributive)

be + bloodthirsty (predicative)

用法筆記

Commonly used as an attributive adjective (before a noun) to describe entertainment, historical figures, or aggressive groups. The predicative form (be + bloodthirsty) is less frequent but natural in informal conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The movie was very bloodthirsty and violent.
✅The movie was bloodthirsty, with graphic scenes of violence.
💡'bloodthirsty' already implies violence; adding 'and violent' is redundant.