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

• What had they done to cause such terrible and inhumane treatment of themselves?
  他们到底做了什么引起了如此可怕残忍的对待方式？
• Turning refugees away would be an inhumane action
  拒绝收容难民是不人道的行为。
• Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.
  现今，鞭笞不服从的兵士或水手是不人道的惩罚。
• So for Jim and I, there is now a very clear distinction between humane and inhumane farming.
  因此吉姆和我，现在对人道和非人道的畜养，有一个非常明确的划分。
• Many people believe factory farming is inhumane.
  很多人认为工厂化农业是不人道的。
• Reports of torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners circulated.
  对囚犯施以酷刑和非人对待的相关报道见诸报端。
• He was kept under inhumane conditions
  他的关押环境惨无人道。
• An inhumane law, policy, decision, etc.
  不人道的法律、政策、决定等。
• The inquiry found that the innocent civilians had been A.subjected to inhumane treatment for too long.
  调查表明这些天真的民众已经遭受非人的待遇很久了。
• That long! How inhumane your boss is!
  太长了！你的老板太不仁慈了！