cannibal

n.
1.(lit.) one of the natives of the West Indies whowere held to eat human flesh,man-eating nation,man-eating men吃人生番。
△3H.Ⅵ.1.4.152:“Thatface of his (i.e.Rutland) the hungry cannibals Would not have touched,would not have stained withblood；”他那张面庞，即使是吃人生番也不忍去触动，更不忍让它沾染鲜血。
△3H.Ⅵ.5.5.61:“Butchers and villains,bloody cannibals!”屠夫们，恶棍们，嗜血的吃人生番们！
2. (blunder for) Hannibal,the famous Carthaginiangeneral (247-183 B.C.)吃人生番；（误用为）汉尼拔（古代迦太基名将）。
△2H.Ⅳ.2.4.177(164):“And hollowpampered jades of Asia,/Which cannot go but thirtymile a day,Compare with Caesars and with Canni-bals”，嘿，娇生惯养的亚洲驽马，一天还走不上三十英里的路，竟想跟凯撒和汉尼拔较量。

cannibal[ˈkænibl]

n.& adj. 食人者（的），拆修，拼用
‖ cannibalism n. 食人俗
cannibalize v. 吃人肉，拆用，拼用
cannibalization n.