| 单词 | mental cruelty |
| 释义 | mental cruelty noun[U] uk/ˌmen.təl ˈkruː.əl.ti/us/ˌmen.t̬əl ˈkruː.əl.t̬i/behaviourthat makes anotherpersonsufferemotionallybut does notinvolvephysicalviolence: 精神虐待Shedivorcedherhusbandon thegroundsofmentalcruelty.她以受精神虐待为由与丈夫离了婚。 Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
Examplesofmental crueltymental cruelty Women had to watch their steps very carefully in the in-laws' home or risk a great deal of nigglingmentalcruelty. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the things said to this woman have been almost in the category ofmentalcruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand thatmentalcrueltymay be included under the general definition of cruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also allowingmentalcrueltyas a cause for divorce in certain circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are there not many instances wherementalcrueltyis much worse than physical cruelty? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some who dislike hunting talk of the fear andmentalcrueltywhich may be caused to animals by their being chased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will she clarify whether the amendment is designed to covermentalcrueltyas well? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Doesmentalcrueltycome under this heading, and is it possible to take action on that ground? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am referring to things likementalcruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal more harm can be done to a child bymentalcrueltythan by any form of corporal punishment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question that in the mind of a neuropath any act of the other partner may be misinterpreted asmentalcruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mentalcrueltymay of course on certain occasions be worse but this is a dangerous provision and it may easily grow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For many reasons muchmentalcrueltyis inflicted upon children, and it is not confined to any one class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is often said thatmentalcrueltyis as wounding as physical cruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am thinking particularly of the heavier penalties which to my mind are justmentalcruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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