English Dictionary

Morlock

名詞

広義

(literature) A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895). / (by extension) A brutish troglodyte.

日本語の意味

H.G.ウェルズの『タイムマシン』に登場する、穴に住む食人性を持つ種族の一員。 / 転じて、野蛮で原始的な穴居民族、またはそのような性質を持つ者。

The lone Morlock emerged from the ruined subway tunnel, its pale eyes reflecting a hunger older than civilization.

地下に住む人食いの種族の一体が廃墟と化した地下鉄のトンネルから姿を現し、その青白い目には文明より古い飢えが映っていた。

意味（1）

(literature) A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).

Coordinate term: Eloi

意味（2）

(by extension) A brutish troglodyte.

Thus civilian morale became a key issue in war preparations, which were undertaken in a spirit so fretfully suspicious that centralised mass shelters were not constructed for fear of encouraging a deep shelter mentality that would turn London's population into a race of modern Morlocks.

Morlocks （ plural ）