violence; aggressive behaviour 残暴;凶猛;凶恶 The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack. 警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。 She fought back with a ferocity that matched his own. 她以和他一样的凶猛进行了反击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- with ferocity
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin ferocitas, from ferox, feroc- ‘fierce’.