英语单词 | inhuman |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪn'hjuːmən] 美 [ɪn'hjuːmən] |
中文释义 | adj.残忍的;无人性的;非人类的 |
英语例句 | (1) Torturing animals for fun is cruel and inhuman. (2) They punished people in a cruel and inhuman manner. (3) We all condemn the inhuman brutal crimes against children. (4) She began to make weird inhuman sounds. (5) It was then that I saw her wild, inhuman face. |
中文例句 | (1) 因为好玩而虐待动物是残忍而没人性的行为。 (2) 他们惨无人道地惩罚他人。 (3) 我们一致谴责这种灭绝人性的摧残儿童的暴行。 (4) 她开始发出可怕的非人的声音。 (5) 正是这时我才看到她那张狂野的,不像人长的脸。 |
vocabulary简明 | If someone behaves in a way that shows no compassion, you could describe that person and his or her actions as inhuman. A teacher who assigns six hours of homework every night might be seen as inhuman. |
vocabulary扩展 | When people talk about inhuman things, they're usually not talking about dogs or Martians — beings that are literally not human. Rather, this word involves humans who show no regard for their fellow humans. Murdering another person is an inhuman act; slavery is an inhuman institution. Inhuman acts can also be described as inhumane, meaning “heartless and cruel.” |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不人道的;野蛮的;残酷的 If you describe treatment or an action as inhuman, you mean that it is extremely cruel. [usu ADJ n]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非人类的;怪异可怕的 If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human in some way.
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