Word · Frequency #18709
heartless
无情的；冷酷的
Without compassion, pity, or feeling for others; cruel and uncaring.
- 1.
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
无情的；不关心他人的；冷酷的；残忍的。
- 2.
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
缺乏感情、怜悯或温暖的
- 3.
Without a physical heart.
没有心脏的。
- 4.
devoid of courage or enthusiasm
缺乏勇气或热情的
缺乏勇气的；缺乏热情的；没有心脏的；无情的；不关心他人的；冷酷的；残忍的。；缺乏感情、怜悯或温暖的；没有心脏的。
In use
It was heartless of him to ignore the homeless man on the street.
The heartless landlord raised the rent without warning.
She gave him a heartless stare when he asked for help.
sb is heartless
表示某人冷酷无情，常用作表语。
He is heartless to abandon his family.
他抛弃家人，真是无情。
a heartless + noun
作定语修饰名词，形容人或行为缺乏同情心。
She gave a heartless laugh.
她发出冷酷的笑声。
it is heartless (of sb) to do sth
it作形式主语，不定式短语为真正主语。
It was heartless of him to ignore her cries for help.
Connections
Collocations
- heartless act
- 冷酷的行为；无情的举动
- Burning down the animal shelter was a heartless act.烧毁动物收容所是一种冷酷的行为。
- heartless person
- 冷漠无情的人
- Only a heartless person would leave a puppy in the freezing cold.只有冷漠无情的人才会把小狗丢在严寒中。
- heartless behavior
- 冷酷的举止；无情的表现
- His heartless behavior toward his elderly parents was shameful.他对年迈父母的无情表现是可耻的。
- heartless killer
- 冷血的杀手
- The movie portrays the villain as a heartless killer.这部电影把反派描绘成一个冷血的杀手。
- heartless attitude
- 冷漠的态度
- The manager's heartless attitude made the staff feel undervalued.经理冷漠的态度让员工感到自己不受重视。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 heartless 拆成 heart（心）和 less（没有）：没有心的人，自然冷酷无情。想象一个人胸腔空洞，不关心他人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's character、commenting on a cruel or uncaring action “heartless” 属于中性偏正式的词，多用于书面语或严肃讨论中，指缺乏同情心或冷酷；日常口语中不算最常用，表达类似意思时也常说 cruel 或 cold-hearted。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 artless /ˈɑrtləs/ 完全押韵。heart、hearty 以 /hɑrt/ 开头读音相同；fearless 只共享末尾 /ləs/，因重音不同而不押韵。注意 heard /hɜrd/、earth /ɜrθ/ 拼写相似但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.