subhuman

a. 近似人类的, 类人的

发音

其它 /sʌbˈhjuːmən/
US /sʌbˈhjuːmən/

词形变化

subhumans 复数 subhumans more subhuman 比较级 most subhuman 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any sentient creature, especially a humanoid one, which is less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).

    低等人

    冒犯

    Near-synonym: nonperson

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).

    As tendentiously asserted of humans.

    冒犯

    A secret to Nazi power was that anyone from the ingroup could be turned upon and labeled as subhuman scum when some alleged Jewish ancestry was suddenly "discovered".

  2. 2.

    Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).

    As anthropocentrically asserted of nonhuman animals, especially in centuries past.

    冒犯

    We say dolphin intelligence is subhuman; I suspect dolphins say our intelligence is subdolphin.

    In the belief system of his day, chimpanzees were described as subhuman and asserted to be incapable of feeling pain.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

superhuman

近义相关 2

unfit infrahuman

词源

From sub- + human.

来源：wiktionary