inhumanity
英 [ɪnhjʊ'mænɪtɪ]
美[,ɪnhju'mænəti]
- n. 不人道，无人性；残暴
词态变化
复数: inhumanities;
中文词源
inhumanity 非人性，不人道
in-,不，非，humanity,人性，人道。
英文词源
- inhumanity (n.)
- late 15c., from French inhumanité (14c.) or directly from Latin inhumanitatem (nominative inhumanitas) "inhuman conduct, savageness," noun of quality from inhumanus (see inhuman).
And Man, whose heav'n-erected face
The smiles of love adorn,--
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
[Robert Burns, "Man was Made to Mourn," 1784]
双语例句
- 1. man's inhumanity to man
- 人类相残
来自《权威词典》
- 2. This is another outrage catalogue of terrorist inhumanity.
- 在恐怖主义者的一系列残酷行为中,这又是一桩暴行.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The hardness and inhumanity of the man was fast breaking up.
- 这人那冷酷无情的心情很快地消灭了.
来自辞典例句
- 4. I confess the inhumanity of this action moved me very much, and made me relent exceedingly.
- 我自认这种不人道的举动使我很痛心, 我非常怜悯她.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Many instances of cruelty and inhumanity can be found on both sides.
- 其实交战双方皆有许多残酷无情的劣迹.
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