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callous
冷酷无情的;麻木不仁的
核心释义
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering or feelings of others.
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冷酷无情的;对别人的痛苦或感受麻木不仁、漠不关心的。
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
冷酷无情的;对别人的痛苦或感受麻木不仁、漠不关心的。;麻木的;无情的;坚硬的;硬皮的
用法In use
His callous attitude towards the homeless shocked everyone.
用法提示:形容词,描述对他人的痛苦漠不关心。
The company's callous decision to lay off workers without notice caused outrage.
用法提示:形容词,修饰决定,表示缺乏同情心。
She gave him a callous look and walked away without saying a word.
用法提示:形容词,描述目光,表示冷酷无情。
be callous to/towards sb
后接人,表示对某人的冷酷态度;该结构常用于批评性语境。
The journalist was callous to the victims of the disaster.
那名记者对灾难的受害者冷酷无情。
be callous about sth
about 后接事物,如痛苦、感受等,强调漠不关心。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- callous disregard
- 冷酷无情的漠视
- The company showed callous disregard for the safety of its workers.该公司对工人的安全表现出冷酷无情的漠视。
- callous indifference
- 麻木不仁的冷漠
- She was shocked by his callous indifference to her pain.她对他对自己痛苦的麻木不仁的冷漠感到震惊。
- callous remark
- 冷酷无情的言语
- His callous remarks about the tragedy made everyone uncomfortable.他对这场悲剧冷酷无情的评论让所有人都不舒服。
- callous attitude
- 冷酷无情的心态
- The coach's callous attitude toward injured players drew criticism.教练对受伤队员冷酷无情的心态招致了批评。
- callous treatment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:callous 与‘老茧’callus 同音,心像长了老茧一样硬,对别人痛苦麻木不仁。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、news reporting、serious discussion “callous” 属于比较正式的词,通常用于书面语或严肃的讨论,如新闻报道、文学或正式评论中,形容人冷酷无情、对他人的痛苦或感受麻木不仁。在日常口语中较少用,更口语化的说法可能是 heartless 或 unfeeling。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to或toward连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
callus 与 callous 读音完全相同(/ˈkæləs/);palace 在美式发音中读 /ˈpæləs/,与 callous 押韵。注意:callow 拼写相近但结尾读 /oʊ/,famous 虽以 -ous 结尾并读 /əs/,但因重音元音不同而不与 callous 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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