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单词 inhumane
释义
inhumane
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/us
/ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/
cruelandcausingsufferingtopeopleoranimals:
不仁慈的；不人道的
Conditions forprisonersweredescribedas inhumane.犯人所处的环境被描述为惨无人道。
Manypeoplebelievefactoryfarmingis inhumane.许多人认为工厂化农场经营是不人道的。
Synonyms
barbaric
cruel
Opposite
humane
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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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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Related word

inhumanely
(Definition ofinhumanefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inhumane| American Dictionary

inhumane
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌɪn·hjuˈmeɪn/
crueltopeopleoranimalsin notcaringabouttheirsufferingor about theconditionsunder which theylive:
We have aresponsibilitytoprotectanimalsfrom inhumanetreatment.
(Definition ofinhumanefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinhumane

inhumane
Reformers denigrated the casual andinhumanemode of legislating in the eighteenth century and estimated that over 200 capital offences had been created.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The spectacle, as typically portrayed, is unspeakably brutal andinhumane.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The right against cruel andinhumanetreatment is an obvious example among many.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nationalism, in short, followed the same twisted logic that was championed by theinhumaneadherents of positive liberty.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We agree, although a worldwide epidemic would be a most undesirable andinhumaneway to end the population explosion.
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These volumes sought to demonstrate the connection between past and present and to make a particular statement about theinhumanehorrors of the past - witchcraft, possession crises, and the like.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If she can make good her suggestion that we are actually guilty of monstrous orinhumaneproposals, then she must show how what we say is monstrous and inhumane.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thie first resolution was on the dishonest andinhumaneuses of language and the relation of language to public policy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are held in suchinhumaneand degrading conditions that the centre exploded into a true democratic emergency.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Such testing, in so far as it continues, is seen by the public as inessential andinhumane.
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Hansard archive
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It is absolutely inhuman andinhumaneto deny a prisoner the contact and affection of his wife and family.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are suffering degrading,inhumanetreatment, counter to international law and to the universal declaration of human rights.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think it is veryinhumanethat 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This policy isinhumaneand must be overturned.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Some people will say that it is veryinhumaneto 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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