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animal noun

  /əˈnɪ.məl/ , /ˈæ.nə.məl/ , /ˈæ.nɪ.məl/
  • (science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
 動物, 动物
  • (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
 动物, 動物

animal adjective

  /əˈnɪ.məl/ , /ˈæ.nə.məl/ , /ˈæ.nɪ.məl/
  • Of or relating to animals.
 动物, 動物
  • Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
 動物

animation

動畫

animation noun

  /ənɪˈmeʃən/ , /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
  • (animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
  • (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
 動畫片

anime noun

  /ənɪˈme/ , /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/
  • (uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
  • (countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
 日本动画

animism noun

  /ˈænɪmɪzəm/
  • A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
 万物有灵论
animated cartoon
动画片
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