| 词汇 | inhumane |
| 释义 | inhumane adjective uk /ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/ us /ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/ cruel and causing suffering to people or animals: 不仁慈的;不人道的 Conditions for prisoners were described as inhumane.犯人所处的环境被描述为惨无人道。 Many people believe factory farming is inhumane.许多人认为工厂化农场经营是不人道的。 Synonyms barbaric cruel Opposite humane not kind to someone or something and causing pain cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel. callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others. cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets. ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator. heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cold-heartedly cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Related wordinhumanely inhumane | American Dictionaryinhumane adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˌɪn·hjuˈmeɪn/ cruel to people or animals in not caring about their suffering or about the conditions under which they live: We have a responsibility to protect animals from inhumane treatment. Examples of inhumaneinhumane Reformers denigrated the casual and inhumane mode of legislating in the eighteenth century and estimated that over 200 capital offences had been created. The spectacle, as typically portrayed, is unspeakably brutal and inhumane. The right against cruel and inhumane treatment is an obvious example among many. Nationalism, in short, followed the same twisted logic that was championed by the inhumane adherents of positive liberty. We agree, although a worldwide epidemic would be a most undesirable and inhumane way to end the population explosion. These volumes sought to demonstrate the connection between past and present and to make a particular statement about the inhumane horrors of the past - witchcraft, possession crises, and the like. If she can make good her suggestion that we are actually guilty of monstrous or inhumane proposals, then she must show how what we say is monstrous and inhumane. Thie first resolution was on the dishonest and inhumane uses of language and the relation of language to public policy. They are held in such inhumane and degrading conditions that the centre exploded into a true democratic emergency. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Such testing, in so far as it continues, is seen by the public as inessential and inhumane. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is absolutely inhuman and inhumane to deny a prisoner the contact and affection of his wife and family. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are suffering degrading, inhumane treatment, counter to international law and to the universal declaration of human rights. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think it is very inhumane that ponies should be doing work in our mines under conditions like those. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This policy is inhumane and must be overturned. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Some people will say that it is very inhumane to stop dependants coming in—especially as the numbers are trickling off anyway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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