| 词汇 | ruthlessness |
| 释义 | ruthlessness noun[ U ] uk /ˈruːθ.ləs.nəs/ us /ˈruːθ.ləs.nəs/ the quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do: 无情;冷酷;残忍 He behaved with utter ruthlessness.他表现得极其冷酷无情。 There was a certain ruthlessness about her.她有些冷酷无情。 See ruthless I question whether he has the ambition or the ruthlessness to succeed as chairman. Had the home side displayed such ruthlessness in front of goal, they might have won. This shows the ruthlessness that has kept her at the top. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cold-heartedly cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something meanly meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Examples of ruthlessnessruthlessness The ' ' responsible' ' exercise of power, while it seems to be dependent upon this ruthlessness for its initial emergence, suggests another avenue of masculine freedom. Sometimes it can fuel the ruthlessness of a dictator; at other times, it causes only reworks that blaze up and then disappear. Indeed, "man with two heads" and "scatter for we head" mean ruthlessness and the extent to which things have degenerated. However, the count, despite all his trickery, did not have the ruthlessness to order a bloodbath. These clerics have displayed considerable ruthlessness in suppressing dissent, repressing religious minorities, and blocking any change in the culture that might undermine their institutional power. The effect is often crude and messy, almost shockingly so in places, and carried through with utter ruthlessness. Some officers whose careers he examines behaved with extreme ruthlessness when faced with partisan threats. Shortcomings are acknowledged, although their causes are often traced to poverty rather than ruthlessness. His treatment is exhilarating in its ruthlessness. As his body passes through the streets, onlookers comment on his reputation and his demise, some remembering his luxurious lifestyle, others his ruthlessness as a general. This caution in the use of language suggests that ruthlessness and criticism can never be bedfellows, thus, highlighting the theme of the dialectical relationship between tyranny and criticism. This will be a task requiring tremendous ability and—some people may not like the term—ruthlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These men have courage, determination, and great ruthlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are subject to the ruthlessness of big business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even they did not think that such duplicity and ruthlessness were possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ruthlessness 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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