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the savagery of sth
正式语境中常用，强调某事物本身具有的残酷、野性。
The film captures the savagery of the conflict without flinching.
这部电影毫不回避地展现了冲突的残酷。
残忍；残暴
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残忍；残暴
the trait of extreme cruelty
The film captures the savagery of the conflict without flinching.
这部电影毫不回避地展现了冲突的残酷。
野蛮或残忍的行为；暴行。
Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
一种残忍的暴力行为。
A violent act of cruelty.
野蛮人的总称；野蛮人的世界。
Savages collectively; the world of savages.
植物的野生生长。
Wild growth of plants.
The savagery of the attack shocked everyone in the village.
那次袭击的残暴震惊了村里的每个人。
The book records the savageries committed by both sides in the conflict.
这本书记录了冲突双方犯下的种种暴行。
She could not hide her disgust at the savagery of the punishment.
她无法掩饰对这种惩罚之残忍的厌恶。
正式语境中常用，强调某事物本身具有的残酷、野性。
The film captures the savagery of the conflict without flinching.
这部电影毫不回避地展现了冲突的残酷。
towards 或 against 后接承受暴力或残忍行为的人。
The regime was known for its savagery against political opponents.
该政权以残暴对待政治反对派而闻名。
act of savagery 是可数名词短语，指具体的残暴行为。
The attack was described as an act of savagery.
这次袭击被描述为一种野蛮行径。
Not this
The savagery attack shocked everyone.
Use this
The savage attack shocked everyone.
savagery 是名词，意思是“残暴/野性”，不能作定语修饰 attack；应改用形容词 savage 表示“凶残的”。
Not this
The savagery in the forest attacked the travelers.
Use this
The savages in the forest attacked the travelers.
savagery 指“残暴、野蛮行为”这类抽象概念，不指人；要表示“野蛮人”应使用名词 savage，复数作 savages。
Not this
He treated the dog with many savageries.
Use this
He treated the dog with great savagery.
表示“残忍/野蛮”这一性质时 savagery 通常不可数，不能加 many 或使用复数；savageries 只用来指具体的野蛮行为，如 the savageries of war。
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野蛮行为；暴行
The attack was an act of savagery that shocked the whole town.
这次袭击是一种野蛮行为，震惊了全镇。
陷入野蛮状态
The novel describes the descent into savagery of a once civilized society.
这部小说描写了一个曾经文明的社会如何堕入野蛮。
极度的残暴；十足的野蛮
The sheer savagery of the massacre left the survivors speechless.
大屠杀的极度残暴让幸存者目瞪口呆。
人性的残暴
The book examines human savagery during the civil war.
这本书考察了内战期间人性的残暴。
战争的凶残；战争的残酷
Millions of people have witnessed the savagery of war firsthand.
数百万人亲眼目睹了战争的残酷。
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savage（野蛮人）+ ry（名词后缀）→ 野蛮残暴的状态；想象野兽撕咬、毫无怜悯的原始暴行。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、news reporting、historical accounts savagery 通常用于正式或书面语境（如新闻、历史或文学），表示极端野蛮、残忍的状态或行为；日常口语中较少见，更常用 cruelty 或 brutality。
作复数 savageries 时，指具体的野蛮行为或暴行；表“野蛮、残酷”性质时通常不可数。
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