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Inhuman Cruel Describe People Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 ɪn'hjuːmən] 美

英语单词 inhuman
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]
  • The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions...

    被拘留者的关押环境常常恶劣严酷、很不人道。

  • The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.

    对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。

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[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.
  • ...inhuman shrieks that chilled my heart.

    让我心惊胆寒的、异常恐怖的尖叫声

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