cruelty to/towards sb/sth
cruelty to 后接受害者,强调施暴对象。
The organization campaigns against cruelty to animals.
该组织呼吁反对虐待动物。
残忍;残酷;残暴
残酷行为;暴行;对苦难漠不关心或以施苦为乐;残忍行为;故意施加痛苦和折磨;残忍行为;极度冷酷无情的感情
the quality of being cruel; a lack of compassion for others' suffering, or pleasure in causing it
对苦难漠不关心或以施苦为乐
An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
残忍行为;故意施加痛苦和折磨
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
残忍行为
A cruel act.
极度冷酷无情的感情
feelings of extreme heartlessness
残忍且引起紧张或烦恼的性质
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
The cruelty shown to the stray dogs outraged the community.
对流浪狗表现出的残忍行为激怒了社区。
用法提示:cruelty 作主语中心词,指残忍的行为。
She could not tolerate the cruelty of her boss's comments.
她无法忍受老板评论中的残忍。
用法提示:cruelty 作介词 of 的宾语,指残忍的态度。
Laws against animal cruelty have become stricter in recent years.
针对虐待动物的法律近年来变得更加严格。
用法提示:cruelty 作介词 against 的宾语,指虐待动物的行为。
cruelty to 后接受害者,强调施暴对象。
The organization campaigns against cruelty to animals.
该组织呼吁反对虐待动物。
act of cruelty 表示具体的残忍事件,常用于复数形式。
He was imprisoned for acts of cruelty.
他因残忍行为被监禁。
the cruelty of 后接造成苦难的事物或人,强调性质。
The cruelty of the regime shocked the world.
该政权的残酷震惊了世界。
比cruelty更强调暴力行为,常用于描述身体伤害
特指以他人痛苦为乐的变态心理,不是一般意义上的残忍
强调对人的基本尊严的漠视,语气较强
常带有原始、未开化的意味,比cruelty更具体
指极其残忍的行为,通常用于谴责
grammar · medium
易错句子He is cruelty.
正确表达He is cruel.
“cruelty”是名词,不能用作形容词。应改用形容词形式“cruel”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He showed cruelty for animals.
正确表达He showed cruelty to animals.
表示“对……残忍”时,介词应用“to”而非“for”。
与残忍相对,指温柔体贴的行为或品质
对他人痛苦的理解和怜悯,与残忍的冷酷无情相对
对犯错或受苦者的宽容和仁慈,与施加痛苦相对
人类普遍的善良和同情心,与残忍的非人道相对
乐于助人的善意和慷慨,与故意造成痛苦相对
cruel是形容词,修饰名词;cruelty是名词,表示残忍的性质或行为。
crudity指粗糙或不成熟的状态,与cruelty拼写相似但意义不同。
brutality强调极端的暴力和残忍,比cruelty程度更强。
虐待动物
The organization fights against animal cruelty.
该组织反对虐待动物。
虐待儿童
Strict laws prohibit cruelty to children.
严格的法律禁止虐待儿童。
蓄意残忍
Deliberate cruelty is punished more severely.
蓄意残忍会受到更严厉的惩罚。
极端残忍
The prisoners endured extreme cruelty.
囚犯们忍受了极端残忍的对待。
残忍行为
Acts of cruelty are condemned by society.
残忍行为受到社会谴责。
残忍与暴力
The film depicts cruelty and violence.
这部电影描绘了残忍与暴力。
root: cruel (残忍的) + suffix: -ty (名词后缀)
root: cruel
root: safe (安全的) + suffix: -ty (名词后缀)
cruelty often involves violence or physical harm.
cruelty causes suffering to others.
abuse is a form of cruel treatment.
torture is an extreme manifestation of cruelty.
malice is the intention behind cruel acts.
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