inhumanity
英 [?nhj?'m?n?t?]
美[,?nhju'm?n?ti]
- n. 不人道，無人性；殘暴
TEM4
詞態變化
復數:?inhumanities;
中文詞源
inhumanity 非人性，不人道
in-,不，非，humanity,人性，人道。
英文詞源
- 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]
雙語例句
- 1. man's inhumanity to man
- 人類相殘
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. This is another outrage catalogue of terrorist inhumanity.
- 在恐怖主義者的一系列殘酷行為中,這又是一樁暴行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The hardness and inhumanity of the man was fast breaking up.
- 這人那冷酷無情的心情很快地消滅了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I confess the inhumanity of this action moved me very much, and made me relent exceedingly.
- 我自認這種不人道的舉動使我很痛心, 我非常憐憫她.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Many instances of cruelty and inhumanity can be found on both sides.
- 其實交戰雙方皆有許多殘酷無情的劣跡.
來自互聯網