be hardhearted
He is very hardhearted.
他很冷酷无情。
冷酷无情的；铁石心肠的
缺乏同情心；冷酷无情。；无情的；心肠硬的；冷酷的
Lacking compassion; cold and pitiless.
缺乏同情心；冷酷无情。
Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
The hardhearted landlord evicted the family without any warning.
那位冷酷无情的房东没有任何警告就把那家人赶了出去。
用法提示：hardhearted 在此句中作定语形容词，修饰 landlord，表示冷酷无情。
She was criticized for being hardhearted when she refused to help her friend.
她拒绝帮助朋友时，被批评为冷酷无情。
用法提示：hardhearted 在系动词后作表语，形容人的性格。
The novel's antagonist is a hardhearted businessman who cares only about profits.
这部小说的反派是一个只关心利润的无情商人。
用法提示：hardhearted 作定语，形容 businessman，表示冷酷无情。
He is very hardhearted.
他很冷酷无情。
She was hardhearted towards her enemies.
她对敌人很冷酷。
此结构强调某人的行为冷酷。
It was hardhearted of him to fire the employee.
他解雇员工真是太冷酷了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a hardhearted.
正确表达He is hardhearted.
hardhearted 是形容词，不能用作名词，前面不该加冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a hard hearted person.
正确表达She is a hardhearted person.
hardhearted 是复合词，应连写，不应分开写成 hard hearted。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is hardhearted for his children.
正确表达He is hardhearted toward his children.
表示“对……冷酷”常用介词 toward，而不是 for。
hardhearted强调内心强硬、不易感动，常指对他人苦难无动于衷；heartless更侧重缺乏同情心或仁慈。
cold-hearted强调情感上的冷漠疏离，常指对人的冷漠态度；hardhearted则更强调意志上的冷酷和不为所动。
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