Word · Frequency #18709
heartless
无情的;冷酷的
核心释义
Without compassion, pity, or feeling for others; cruel and uncaring.
- 1.
无情的;不关心他人的;冷酷的;残忍的。
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
- 2.
缺乏感情、怜悯或温暖的
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
- 3.
没有心脏的。
Without a physical heart.
- 4.
缺乏勇气或热情的
devoid of courage or enthusiasm
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。
用法In use
It was heartless of him to ignore the homeless man on the street.
用法提示:形容词作表语,描述人的行为无情。
The heartless landlord raised the rent without warning.
用法提示:形容词作定语,修饰名词landlord,表示冷酷无情。
She gave him a heartless stare when he asked for help.
用法提示:形容词作定语,修饰stare,表示冷酷的眼神。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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