savage

1. (未开化的)年代要常喊救命 =brutal.

savage 野人

来自古法语 sauvage,野人，来自拉丁语 salvaticus,野蛮的，来自 silva,森林，林地，词源同 sylvan, 森林。引申诸相关词义。

savage

savage: [13] A savage is etymologically someone who comes from the ‘woods’ – woodlands being anciently viewed as places of untamed nature, beyond the pale of civilized human society. The word comes via Old French sauvage from Vulgar Latin *salvāticus, an alteration of Latin silvāticus ‘of the woods, wild’. This was a derivative of silva ‘woods, forest’ (source of English sylvan [16]), a word of uncertain origin.
=> sylvan

savage (adj.)

mid-13c., "fierce, ferocious;" c. 1300, "wild, undomesticated, untamed" (of animals and places), from Old French sauvage, salvage "wild, savage, untamed, strange, pagan," from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of silvaticus "wild," literally "of the woods," from silva "forest, grove" (see sylvan). Of persons, the meaning "reckless, ungovernable" is attested from c. 1400, earlier in sense "indomitable, valiant" (c. 1300).

savage (n.)

"wild person," c. 1400, from savage (adj.).

savage (v.)

"to tear with the teeth, maul," 1880, from savage (adj.). Earlier "to act the savage" (1560s). Related: Savaged; savaging.

1. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.

实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅5个小时。

2. My name is Richard Savage, your Lordship.

尊敬的阁下，我叫理查德·萨维奇。

3. They were savage and bloodthirsty.

他们野蛮残暴。

4. Such a savage punishment is abhorrent to a civilized society.

这样残暴的惩罚是与文明社会相抵触的.

5. He received a savage blow on the head; that did for him.

他头上遭到一记猛击, 就完蛋了.

【brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel】
这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：
brutal: 指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。
ruthless: 与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
savage: 指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。
fierce: 指天性凶恶，令人害怕。
inhuman: 着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
barbarous: 专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
cruel: 一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。