THE PIG-FACED BABOON1.
Cynocephalus Porcarius. Desm.
The Monkey which occupies the left hand in the present cut forms part of the same group with the subjects noticed at the end of the preceding article, from which it is distinguished2 by the peculiar3 manner in which the hair of the upper part of its head diverges4, and, as it were, radiates horizontally, from a central point towards an imaginary circumference5, assuming a form not unlike the object to which it is usually compared, the round bonnet6 of a Chinese. Its forehead is also more flattened7, its superciliary crests8 less developed, and its muzzle[148] considerably9 lengthened10 and laterally11 compressed. The length of its body is from twelve to fifteen inches, and its tail when entire measures quite as much. The forehead, which is strongly wrinkled, is nearly naked, and the whole of the face is entirely12 destitute13 of hair. That of the upper parts of the body is of a uniform yellowish gray, the under surface deriving14 a bluish tinge15 from the skin, which is but thinly covered. Its native country is the east of Asia.
The right hand figure represents the Chacma, or Pig-faced Monkey, one of the true Baboons16, whose generic17 characters will be found in the succeeding article. The forehead of this species is remarkably18 depressed19, and the nose much prolonged. Its general colour is dusky, approaching to black. Its body measures from two to three feet in length; but the tail is short, and does not reach the ground when the animal stands upon all fours. It is a native of Africa, and was formerly20 very troublesome in the neighbourhood of the Cape21.
Both these animals, although lively and tolerably good humoured when young, become mischievous22 in their dispositions23 and disgusting in their habits as they advance in age. The voice of the latter closely resembles the bark of a dog.
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1 baboon | |
n.狒狒 | |
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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4 diverges | |
分开( diverge的第三人称单数 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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5 circumference | |
n.圆周,周长,圆周线 | |
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6 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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7 flattened | |
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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8 crests | |
v.到达山顶(或浪峰)( crest的第三人称单数 );到达洪峰,达到顶点 | |
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9 considerably | |
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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10 lengthened | |
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 laterally | |
ad.横向地;侧面地;旁边地 | |
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12 entirely | |
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13 destitute | |
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14 deriving | |
v.得到( derive的现在分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息 | |
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16 baboons | |
n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 ) | |
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17 generic | |
adj.一般的,普通的,共有的 | |
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18 remarkably | |
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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19 depressed | |
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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20 formerly | |
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21 cape | |
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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22 mischievous | |
adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的 | |
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安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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