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the inhumanity of sth
指抽象品质时通常作不可数名词。
The inhumanity of the old prison system outraged reformers.
旧监狱制度的不人道激怒了改革者。
不人道；无人性；残忍
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不人道；无人性；残忍
the quality of being cruel or lacking compassion and consideration for others
The inhumanity of the old prison system outraged reformers.
旧监狱制度的不人道激怒了改革者。
缺乏同情心。
The lack of compassion.
非人道的行为。
An inhuman act.
Leaving a dog in a hot car is an act of pure inhumanity.
把狗留在炎热的车里是一种纯粹的不人道行为。
Many viewers were deeply disturbed by the inhumanity shown in the film.
许多观众被影片中展现出的残忍深深困扰。
She treated her employees with a degree of inhumanity that surprised everyone.
她对待员工的方式残忍得让所有人感到惊讶。
指抽象品质时通常作不可数名词。
The inhumanity of the old prison system outraged reformers.
旧监狱制度的不人道激怒了改革者。
指具体暴行时可用作可数名词，复数形式为 inhumanities。
Burning down their homes was an act of inhumanity.
烧毁他们的家园是一种不人道的行为。
介词后可接承受对象；固定说法 man's inhumanity to man 中用 to。
The play explores humanity's inhumanity toward those who are different.
这部戏剧探讨了人类对待异己者的不人道。
Not this
They were inhumanity to the refugees.
Use this
They showed inhumanity to the refugees.
inhumanity 是名词，不能放在系动词 were 后面作表语；应改为动词 showed，让 inhumanity 作宾语，表达“对难民表现出不人道”。
Not this
The war caused many inhumanity.
Use this
The war caused many inhumanities.
inhumanity 表示“残暴行为”时为可数名词，复数形式是 inhumanities；many 后必须接可数名词复数，不能接不可数或单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人对人的残暴
Man's inhumanity to man has been a constant theme in literature.
人对人的残暴一直是文学中经久不衰的主题。
战争的残酷
The photographs captured the inhumanity of war.
这些照片记录了战争的残酷。
残暴行为
The court heard evidence of acts of inhumanity by the regime.
法庭听取了该政权残暴行为的证据。
对囚犯的残暴
The report exposed their inhumanity towards prisoners.
报告揭露了他们对待囚犯的残暴行径。
人对人的残酷；非人道行为
The film is a stark reminder of man's inhumanity to man.
这部电影赤裸裸地提醒着人们人对人的残酷。
人对人的残暴使无数人哀恸。
The poet's cry against man's inhumanity to man still echoes today.
诗人对人对人的残暴的控诉至今仍在回响。
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联想：in-（不）+ humanity（人性）→ 没人性，即残暴不人道。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、serious news reporting、historical or literary discussion 该词多用于正式或严肃语境，表示“不人道、残暴”；也可指具体的残暴行为或暴行。日常口语中较少使用，比较常见于书面或正式表达。
以上六个词都与 inhumanity 押韵：重读音节为 /æ/，后接 /nɪti/（美式常读作 /nəti/）。注意 human /ˈhjuːmən/ 和 inhuman /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ 拼写相似，但读音不同，不与 inhumanity 押韵。
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