Word · Frequency #23087
inhumane
不人道的；残忍的
核心释义
showing no pity or compassion; very cruel
- 1.
缺乏怜悯或同情心,并表现出这种缺乏
lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
缺乏怜悯或同情心,并表现出这种缺乏；无人情味的；薄情的；残忍的
用法In use
The inhumane treatment of prisoners shocked the international community.
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰treatment，表示残忍的、无人道的待遇。
It is inhumane to keep animals in such small cages.
用法提示：形容词作表语，用于it is inhumane to do结构，表示做某事是不人道的。
They were criticized for their inhumane working conditions.
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰working conditions，表示工作条件残忍、不人道。
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。
be inhumane to/towards sb
表示对待某人不人道。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inhumane treatment
- 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。
- inhumane conditions
- 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。
- inhumane act
- 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。
- inhumane policies
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.