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inhuman + noun
The prisoners suffered inhuman treatment.
囚犯遭受了非人道的待遇。
残忍的；无人性的；冷酷的
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残忍的；无人性的；冷酷的
extremely cruel and lacking normal human feelings of kindness or pity
The prisoners suffered inhuman treatment.
囚犯遭受了非人道的待遇。
无人性的；残忍野蛮的。
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
没有同情心或人类感情的
without compunction or human feeling
超越人性的；异于人类的。
Transcending or different than what is human.
属于或类似于非人类的
belonging to or resembling something nonhuman
The way he treated his employees was absolutely inhuman.
他对待员工的方式极其残忍。
AI contextual example
Living in such inhuman conditions for years took a toll on their health.
在这样的非人条件下生活多年损害了他们的健康。
AI contextual example
The creature let out an inhuman howl that echoed through the forest.
那个生物发出了一声非人的嚎叫，回荡在森林中。
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something dark and inhuman in form
某种形态阴暗且非人的东西
WordNet
The prisoners suffered inhuman treatment.
囚犯遭受了非人道的待遇。
The living conditions were inhuman.
生活条件是非人道的。
Not this
The prison conditions were unhuman.
Use this
The prison conditions were inhuman.
Unhuman不是标准英语单词；表示残忍无人性应使用inhuman。
Not this
The robot's movements were inhuman.
Use this
The robot's movements were nonhuman.
Inhuman指残忍无人性，而表达‘非人类’的意思应用nonhuman。
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非人道的待遇
The prisoners were subjected to inhuman treatment.
囚犯们遭受了非人道的待遇。
非人的条件
The workers lived in inhuman conditions.
工人们在非人的条件下生活。
非人的残暴
The film depicts the inhuman cruelty of the regime.
这部电影描绘了该政权的非人残暴。
灭绝人性的行为
Such inhuman acts must never be forgotten.
这种灭绝人性的行为绝不能被遗忘。
无人性的行为
No one can defend such inhuman behavior.
没有人能为这种无人性的行为辩护。
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in（不）+ human（人）→ 不像人（干的事）→ 残忍无人性。
语域：mixed 常见场景：news reports and serious commentary on cruelty、science fiction or fantasy descriptions of non-human beings inhuman 的用法随语境变化：表示“残忍、无人性”时，通常见于新闻报道、严肃文学和评论；表示“非人、超乎人类”时，多见于科幻、奇幻或抽象描述。日常口语中比较少见，口语里更常说 cruel 或 heartless。
形容词，常用作定语或表语，后可接不定式。
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