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inhumanity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·hu·man·i·ty /ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/ noun [uncountable]  CRUELvery cruel behaviour or actions 残酷的行为[行动];无人性;野蛮 the inhumanity of some political systems 某些政治制度的不人道
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inhumanityReformists were appalled by the immorality and inhumanity of the slave trade.Amnesty International protests against injustice and inhumanity.The novel focuses on the inhumanity of prisons and labour camps.
in·hu·man·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
very cruel behaviour Corpus or actions


inhumanity
inhumanity /ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti, ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪti/ noun [uncountable]very cruel behaviour or actions:
    the inhumanity of some political systems


in·human·ityBrE /ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnhjuːˈmænəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] cruel behaviour or treatment; the fact of not having the usual human qualities of kindness and pity 残酷的行为(或待遇);无人性;不人道man's inhumanity to man人类相残the inhumanity of the system这个体制的不人道 OPP humanity