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heartless

英 ['hɑːtlɪs] 美['hɑrtləs]
  • adj. 无情的;无勇气的

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副词: heartlessly;名词: heartlessness;

英文词源


heartless (adj.)
Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart (n.) + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel, wanting in kindly feeling" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness. Similar formation in Dutch harteloos, German herzlos.

双语例句


1. It was a heartless thing to do.
这样做太残忍了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
我无法相信他们竟如此狠心。

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3. What a heartless thing to say!
这么说话太无情了!

来自《权威词典》

4. You couldn't be so heartless as to disown him.
你不能那么没心肝,连认都不认他.

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5. The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.
狠心的女巫对孤苦无助的小女孩施了妖术.

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