inhumane

FREQ #27340

a. 无人情味的, 薄情的, 残忍的

发音

US /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/

词形变化

inhumanest more inhumane 比较级 most inhumane 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.

词汇关系

词源

Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane from in- + humane.

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