Word · Frequency #11556
Fully loadedunkindest
不友善的；冷酷的；刻薄的
unkindest is the superlative of unkind.
Not kind; cruel or harsh.
- 1.
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
不仁慈的；残忍的；不公正的；忘恩负义的。
- 2.
lacking kindness
缺乏善良
- 3.
deficient in humane and kindly feelings
缺乏人道和善意的情感
不仁慈的；残忍的；不公正的；忘恩负义的。；缺乏善良；缺乏人道和善意的情感；不仁慈的；不亲切的
In use
It was unkind of him to laugh at her mistake.
Please don't be unkind to the new student; she is still settling in.
Her unkind words made him feel hurt for days.
a thoughtless and unkind remark
the unkindest cut of all
be unkind to sb
表示“对某人不友善”时，介词用 to。
She was unkind to the new student.
她对新生不友善。
it is unkind of sb to do sth
此句型用 of 引出行为主体，说明某人的做法不厚道。
It was unkind of him to say that.
他那样说很不友善。
Connections
Collocations
- unkind remark
- 刻薄的话
- She made an unkind remark about his clothes.她对他的穿着说了句刻薄的话。
- unkind to
- 对…不友善
- He was unkind to his classmates.他对同学不友善。
- unkind behavior
- 不友善的行为
- We should not tolerate unkind behavior.我们不应容忍不友善的行为。
- unkind treatment
- 冷酷的对待
- The unkind treatment of refugees was widely criticized.对难民冷酷的对待受到了广泛批评。
- unkind joke
- 刻薄的玩笑
- He made an unkind joke about her accent.他拿她的口音开了个刻薄的玩笑。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：un- 意为“不”，kind 是“友善”，所以 unkind 就是不友善、刻薄。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面文章 “unkind” 通常属于中性词，在日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，多用于评价不友善、缺乏善意的言行；语气一般不算强烈。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ind 结尾，读 /aɪnd/，与 unkind 结尾的 /kaɪnd/ 押韵。注意 wind 有例外：作名词“风”时读 /wɪnd/，不押韵；作动词“缠绕”时读 /waɪnd/，才押韵。不要凭拼写把 -ind 一律读成 /ɪnd/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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