involving or liking killing and blood (好)杀戮的;血腥的;嗜血成性的 sanguinary revenge 血腥的报复 sanguinary fanatics 血腥的狂热分子 a sanguinary campaign in which thousands were killed 数千人被杀的血腥战役
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relating to blood’): from Latin sanguinarius, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’.