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The character 莽, structurally formed by the grass radical atop the component for dog, originally denoted an area of luxuriant and untamed plant growth, such as a thicket or jungle, where the presence of the dog element may have suggested creatures moving within that concealed space. From this concrete meaning of wild vegetation, the term acquired figurative applications, coming to describe actions performed with hasty force or without due consideration, akin to pushing recklessly through dense foliage. This semantic shift extended further to attribute qualities of coarseness or bold impropriety to a person's demeanor, thereby enriching the character's lexical function from depicting a physical landscape to encompassing specific human traits, all while maintaining its foundational link to natural profusion and disorder.
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这个人的性格很莽撞。
他莽撞地冲进了房间。
做事不要这么鲁莽。
他为自己年轻时的莽撞道歉。
一片莽原在眼前展开。
历史的莽莽洪流不可阻挡。
这篇小说充满草莽英雄的气息。
深入这片莽苍的山林需要勇气。