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单词 inhuman
释义
inhuman
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈhjuː.mən/us
/ɪnˈhjuː.mən/
C2
extremelycruel:
残暴的；无人性的；非人的
Prisoners ofwarweresubjectedto inhuman anddegradingtreatment.战俘们受到了非人的待遇和侮辱。
Synonyms
barbaric
barbarousformal
brutal
callous
cruel
hard(SEVERE)
harsh(UNKIND)
sadistic
savage
tyrannous
vicious
C2
nothumanin anunusualorfrighteningway:
非人类的；超人的
Mostpeoplefeelthat there is somethingalmostinhuman aboutperfection.大多数人认为完美几乎可以说是凡人难以企及的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
  • acerbic
  • acerbity
  • acidly
  • anti-cruelty
  • anti-humanitarian
  • cruelty
  • cutthroat
  • fiendish
  • fiendishness
  • hard-hearted
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • pitilessness
  • unchristian
  • uncompassionate
  • unfeeling
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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(Definition ofinhumanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inhuman| American Dictionary

inhuman
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ɪnˈhju·mən/
extremelycruel;lackingin or notinfluencedbyhumanfeeling:
In thosedayswarmoviesalwaysportrayedtheenemyasfanatical,eveninhuman.
(Definition ofinhumanfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinhuman

inhuman
They all have the same form as human beings, namely, they are human beings in the bodily aspect, no matter howinhumanthey are in their souls.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Corporations - factories, turnpikes, canals, rails - were the point of departure from traditional face-to-face interactions into the modern world ofinhumanentities operating through interactions between strangers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The notion of a human technology is not intended to imply aninhumantechnology - one that crushes and dehumanizes the essential personhood of those caught up within it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such theodicies look insensitive, if notinhuman.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are still more than a million refugees, most of them living ininhumanconditions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In this situation it is foolish andinhumanto try to force people to remain in the labour market.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Furthermore, the overcrowded andinhumantransit camps are no longer acceptable.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have no right to remain impartial when confronted with barbaricinhumanbehaviour.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
As for the claim of being interested in the working conditions andinhumanwages in underdeveloped countries, this is pure hypocrisy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Violence of this kind is despicable andinhumanand therefore also unmanly.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I consider such a schemeinhumanand wrong.
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Would it beinhumanor degrading if, for good effect, pupils' clothing was lifted or removed when they were being caned?
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The third article in the convention refers to the right to freedom frominhumanand degrading treatment.
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How can you get a decent and sympathetic administration when you start out on a totally-wrong, unfair, andinhumanprinciple?
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I am not one of those who subcribe to the view that warders areinhuman, hard men.
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