新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inhuman

英  [ˌɪnˈhjuːmən]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1不人道的 , 极其残酷的

    If you describe treatment or an action as inhuman, you mean that it is extremely cruel.

    双语例句

    例:

    The detainees are often held in cruel and inhuman conditions.

    被拘留者经常被羁押在既残酷又不人道的环境里。

    2非人类的 , (不像人类所为而)怪异的

    If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human in some way.

    双语例句

    例:

    inhuman screams and moans.

    异常恐怖的尖叫和呻吟。

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