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be inhumane to do sth
表示做某事缺乏人情味或残忍。
It is inhumane to keep animals in such small cages.
把动物关在这么小的笼子里是不人道的。
不人道的；残忍的
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不人道的；残忍的
showing no pity or compassion; very cruel
It is inhumane to keep animals in such small cages.
把动物关在这么小的笼子里是不人道的。
缺乏怜悯或同情心,并表现出这种缺乏
lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
The inhumane treatment of prisoners shocked the international community.
对囚犯的残忍待遇震惊了国际社会。
It is inhumane to keep animals in such small cages.
把动物关在如此小的笼子里是不人道的。
They were criticized for their inhumane working conditions.
他们因不人道的工作条件而受到批评。
表示做某事缺乏人情味或残忍。
It is inhumane to keep animals in such small cages.
把动物关在这么小的笼子里是不人道的。
表示对待某人不人道。
The prison guards were inhumane towards the inmates.
狱警对囚犯很残忍。
inhumane 作定语修饰名词，常见搭配为 conditions, treatment, practices 等。
The refugees lived in inhumane conditions.
难民生活在非人的条件下。
Not this
His inhumane is unacceptable.
Use this
His inhumane behavior is unacceptable.
inhumane 是形容词，不能直接用作名词；需要加上名词如 behavior 或 treatment。
Not this
He treated the dog inhumane.
Use this
He treated the dog inhumanely.
动词 treated 后接副词修饰，而非形容词；inhumane 的副词形式是 inhumanely。
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不人道的待遇
The report documented the inhumane treatment of migrant workers.
这份报告记录了移民工人所受的不人道待遇。
不人道的条件
Thousands of animals are kept in inhumane conditions on factory farms.
成千上万的动物被饲养在工厂化农场不人道的条件下。
不人道的行为
Burning the house down was an inhumane act.
放火烧毁房屋是不人道的行为。
不人道的政策
The government was criticized for its inhumane policies toward refugees.
该国政府因对难民的残酷政策而受到批评。
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联想：in-（不）+ humane（人道的）→ 不人道的；想象对受难者毫无怜悯的样子，即 inhumane。
语域：formal 常见场景：关于人权或动物福利的讨论、新闻报道与评论文章、正式报告或声明 多用于正式或严肃场合，如关于人权、动物福利的讨论或新闻评论；日常口语中较少使用，较口语化的说法常用 cruel。
inhumane ends with /meɪn/, so it rhymes with humane, mane, sane and lane (all end in /eɪn/). But human and inhuman are spelling lookalikes: their final syllable is /mən/, not /meɪn/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.