inhuman
英 [?n'hju?m?n]
美[?n'hj?m?n]
- adj. 殘忍的；野蠻的；無人性的
TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
inhuman 非人的，恐怖的
in-,不，非，human,人。
英文詞源
- inhuman (adj.)
- mid-15c., "cruel," from Latin inhumanus "inhuman, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + humanus "human" (see human). Spelled inhumane till 18c. (see humane).
雙語例句
- 1. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
- 對鯨的野蠻屠殺既不必要也不人道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions.
- 被拘留者的關押環境常常惡劣嚴酷、很不人道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
- 屠殺鯨魚是沒有必要的也是不人道的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His self-control, reserve and aloofness were almost inhuman.
- 他自制、矜持和冷漠得幾乎有些不近人情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners
- 犯人所受的不人道和侮辱性待遇
來自《權威詞典》