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inhuman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·hu·man /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ adjective  1 CRUELvery cruel or without any normal feelings of pity 残暴的,无同情心的 The refugees had suffered degrading and inhuman treatment. 难民遭受了侮辱性和非人的待遇。2 STRANGElacking any human qualities in a way that seems strange or frightening 〔怪异、恐怖而〕异于人类的 a strange inhuman sound 不像人发出的奇怪声响inhumanly adverb
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inhuman
inhuman /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ adjective1. very cruel or without any normal feelings of pity:
    The refugees had suffered degrading and inhuman treatment.
2. lacking any human qualities in a way that seems strange or frightening:
    a strange inhuman sound
—inhumanly adverb


in·humanBrE /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ 🔊 adjectivelacking the qualities of kindness and pity; very cruel 无同情心的;冷酷无情的inhuman and degrading treatment不人道的羞辱性对待not human; not seeming to be produced by a human and therefore frightening 非人的;(似非人所为而)恐怖的There was a strange inhuman sound. 有一种不像人发出的奇怪声音。🔊🔊   compare human adjective, non-human, subhuman