inhumanity

英 [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti]

美 [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti]

n.  残酷的行为(或待遇); 无人性; 不人道

TEM8法律

BNC.21934 / COCA.24093

牛津词典

noun

• 残酷的行为（或待遇）；无人性；不人道
  cruel behaviour or treatment; the fact of not having the usual human qualities of kindness and pity
  1. man's inhumanity to man
     人类相残
  2. the inhumanity of the system
     这个体制的不人道

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无人性;野蛮;残酷
  You can describe extremely cruel actions asinhumanity.
  1. ...the inhumanity of war.
     战争的残酷
  2. ...man's inhumanity to man.
     人施加于同类的凶残

英英释义

noun

• an act of atrocious cruelty
  Synonym:atrocity
• the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
  Synonym:inhumaneness

双语例句

• Humanity Mingled with Inhumanity Mingled Deform of Personal and Public Relations
  人性与非人性的交织&《呼啸山庄》中人物形象的隐含意味私人与公共：两种关系的混合变形
• The worst Sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to BE indifferent to them, that's the essence of inhumanity.
  我们对别人所犯的最大罪过不是怨恨他们，而是对他们漠然处之，这就是残酷不仁的本源所在。
• Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house.
  主人盘问他怎么会跑到这儿，我不得不坦白承认，为了惩罚我的软弱和残忍，我被赶出了家门。
• I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house.
  作为对我的懦弱和不友好的惩罚，我被赶出了屋子。
• Man's inhumanity to man seems to have no limits.
  人类对同类的残忍似乎没有极限。
• Failure to observe this fundamental principal leads directly to the inhumanity of slavery and the horror of genocide.
  不遵守这一基本原则，就直接导致惨无人道的奴役和恐怖的种族灭绝。
• There is a clear contrast between the two owners of Sweet Home and the inhumanity of the slavery system is exposed to the readers.
  甜蜜之家的两个主人形成了鲜明的对比，作者由此向读者揭示了奴隶制非人性的一面。
• It's more about sadness and loneliness than about cruelty or inhumanity.
  本片讲述较多的是悲伤和孤独，而不是残酷和残暴。
• If the United States and Britain insist on sanctions on Iraq, it will inevitably cause more child deaths, and they should be responsible for such inhumanity.
  美英两国坚持对伊制裁势必造成更多的伊拉克儿童死亡，它们要对此非人道的行径承担一切责任。
• And we must never again turn a blind eye when a government anywhere engages in gross inhumanity.
  我们再也不能漠视任何政府公然进行不人道的行为。