• n. 類人猿；隱居者；穴居人；老頑固

來自希臘語 troglodytes,洞穴居住者，穴居人，來自 trogle,洞，老鼠洞，來自 trogein,咬，啃， 來自 PIE*ter,轉(zhuǎn)，鉆，詞源同 turn,through,-dyt,進(jìn)入，來自 dyein,走進(jìn)，潛進(jìn)。

troglodyte (n.)

"cave-dweller," 1550s, from Middle French troglodyte and directly from Latin troglodytae (plural), from Greek troglodytes "cave-dweller, cave-man" (in reference to tribes identified as living in various places by ancient writers; by Herodotus on the African coast of the Red Sea), literally "one who creeps into holes," from trogle "hole, mouse-hole" (from trogein "to gnaw, nibble, munch;" see trout) + dyein "go in, dive in." Related: Troglodytic.

1. This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region ecosystem.

馬泰拉位于意大利巴西利卡塔地區(qū)的南部,是地中海地區(qū)保存最為完好、典型的史前穴居人定居點(diǎn).

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2. Unless you're an spelunker, or a troglodyte , the answer is probably not too often.

除非你是一名洞穴探索愛好者或者一名穴居人.

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