| 单词 | humane |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [hju:'mein] |
| 解释 | a.人道的，慈悲的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 人道的，慈悲的(kind ; tender; merciful) 【例】 the humane treatment of prisoners |
| 字源 | humane (adj.) mid-15c., variant of human (compare german/germane, urban/urbane), used interchangeably with it until early 18c., by which time it had become a distinct word with sense of "having qualities befitting human beings." But inhuman still can be the opposite of humane. The Royal Humane Society (founded 1774) was originally to rescue drowning persons. Such societies had turned to animal care by late 19c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】human 人, 人性,本着最基本人性:慈悲 |
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