humane

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a. 有人情的, 人道的, 仁慈的

发音

UK /hjuːˈmeɪn/
其它
CA /hjuˈmeɪn/
US /hjuˈmeɪn/
AU /hjʉːˈmæɪn/
NZ /hjʉːˈmæɪn/

词形变化

humaner 比较级 humaner humanest more humane 比较级 humanest 最高级 most humane 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

仁慈的，人道的；高尚的

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

    有人情

    人道的

    It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

    As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.

  2. 2.

    Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.

  3. 3.

    Obsolete spelling of human.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

humanist humanistic

反义词 1

inhumane

近义相关 6

civilized humanitarian civilised humanist humanistic child-centered

参见 5

human civilized merciful compassionate civilised

相关短语

humane society humane societies Doctor of Humane Letters [网络] 人文学博士；文学博士荣誉学位；荣誉人文博士学位 Doctors of Humane Letters

词源

From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.

来源：wiktionary