Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18979
ruthlessness
无情；冷酷；残忍
The property of being ruthless.
- 1.
The property of being ruthless.
无情；残忍；冷酷。
无情；残忍；冷酷。
In use
The dictator's ruthlessness caused the suffering of millions.
She was shocked by the ruthlessness of the corporate world.
The general's ruthlessness in battle earned him a fearsome reputation.
the ruthlessness of [noun]
The ruthlessness of the dictator horrified the world.
独裁者的冷酷震惊了世界。
with ruthlessness
He pursued his goals with ruthlessness.
他冷酷地追求自己的目标。
ruthlessness in [noun/gerund]
表示在某方面的冷酷无情的结构。
Her ruthlessness in negotiations made her a formidable opponent.
她在谈判中的冷酷使她成为一个强大的对手。
Common mistakes
He is ruthlessness.He is ruthless.
“ruthlessness”是名词，不能用作形容词。应使用其形容词形式“ruthless”来描述人的性格。
He showed many ruthlessnesses.He showed great ruthlessness.
“ruthlessness”是不可数名词，不能加复数词尾-s。表达程度时应用“great”或“much”等修饰不可数名词的词。
Connections
Collocations
- ruthlessness in
- 在……方面的冷酷无情
- Her ruthlessness in negotiations made her a feared opponent.她在谈判中的冷酷无情使她成为一个令人畏惧的对手。
- with ruthlessness
- 凶狠地；冷酷地
- The army crushed the rebellion with ruthlessness.军队残酷地镇压了叛乱。
- show ruthlessness
- 表现出冷酷无情
- The coach showed ruthlessness when cutting players from the team.教练在淘汰队员时表现得冷酷无情。
- the ruthlessness of
- ……的残酷无情
- The ruthlessness of the attack shocked the world.那次袭击的残酷无情震惊了世界。
- sheer ruthlessness
- 极度的冷酷无情
- The sheer ruthlessness of his ambition alienated his allies.他野心中极度的冷酷无情使盟友疏远了他。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
露丝（Ruth）被伤透后，对谁都毫无怜悯：ruth 古义即怜悯，-less 表无，-ness 名词化，记住冷酷无情。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：政治与商业讨论、严肃新闻与历史叙述、文学与心理描写 该词是中性书面词，多用于严肃或分析性语境，例如新闻评论、政治与商业分析、历史与文学描写等；日常口语中不算常见，但在评价人物或决策时也可使用。比较常见于正式或需要强调客观分析的场合。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示抽象概念。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这些词中，只有 toothlessness /ˈtuːθləsnəs/ 与 ruthlessness 真正押韵（重读元音 /uː/ 及之后的 /θləsnəs/ 相同）。ruthless 和 ruthlessly 共享词根 /ˈruːθləs/ 读音，但因 ruthlessness 多了 /nəs/ 音节而不押韵。mercilessness、recklessness、hopelessness 拼写上以 -lessness 结尾，但重读元音不同，读音并不相同，不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.