inhumane

英 [ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn]

美 [ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn]

adj.  (对他人的疾苦)无动于衷的; 残忍的; 不人道的

GREIELTSTEM8

BNC.23087 / COCA.19515

牛津词典

adj.

• （对他人的疾苦）无动于衷的；残忍的；不人道的
  not caring about the suffering of other people; very cruel
  1. inhumane treatment of animals/prisoners
     对动物的残忍行为；对囚犯的非人对待

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不人道的;残忍的
  If you describe something asinhumane, you mean that it is extremely cruel.
  1. He was kept under inhumane conditions...
     他的关押环境惨无人道。
  2. He got his first insight into how inhumane employers can be.
     他对雇主的冷酷无情第一次有了深刻认识。

英英释义

adj

• lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
  1. humans are innately inhuman
  2. biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used

双语例句

• Nothing compares to trying to survive emotionally in the ballet world. it's really inhumane at times.
  没什么能和试图在芭蕾的世界里存活相比。有时候，它确实是残忍的。
• He got his first insight into how inhumane employers can be.
  他对雇主的冷酷无情第一次有了深刻认识。
• They suffer under inhumane working conditions as instruments for making money.
  他们是工具，在不人道的环境中挣钱。
• He was kept under inhumane conditions
  他的关押环境惨无人道。
• That long! How inhumane your boss is!
  太长了！你的老板太不仁慈了！
• Mr Obama has taken on the anti-immigration lobby, casting them as un-American and inhumane.
  奥巴马与反移民游说团体展开了较量，称他们是反美国精神和不人道的。
• Is this type of weapon more inhumane than any other kind?
  这种武器比任何其他武器更无人道吗？
• Conditions for prisoners with psychiatric illnesses were described as inhumane.
  患有精神病的犯人所处的环境被描述为是不人道的。
• Many animal-welfare advocates, though, say the method is inhumane.
  但是，美国许多动物福利提倡者却认为这个方法是不人道得，而且是很残忍的。
• Deadline pressure increases the risk of construction companies cutting corners, leading to unsafe and inhumane working conditions.
  交工期限的压力往往会增加施工企业偷工减料的风险，进而导致不安全和不人道的工作条件。