bes.ti.ar.y
n.（名词）【复数】 bes.ti.ar.ies A medieval collection of stories providing physical and allegorical descriptions of real or imaginary animals along with an interpretation of the moral significance each animal was thought to embody. A number of common misconceptions relating to natural history were preserved in these popular accounts.动物寓言：一部中世纪故事集，用现实或寓言形式描写真实存在或想象中的动物，并赋予每一种被认为具体化的动物以道德意义上的解释。一些有关自然史的普遍错误概念被保存于这些流行故事中A modern version of such a collection.这样一个故事集的现代版本
来源：Medieval Latin bôsti3rium 中世纪拉丁语 bôsti3rium from Latin bôstia [beast] 源自 拉丁语 bôstia [野兽]
