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inhumane

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnhjʊ'meɪn/🇺🇸 US/.inhju:'mein/
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Definitions

adj.

Lacking compassion or kindness; cruel and causing unnecessary suffering

残忍的;冷酷无情的;不人道的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
humearth, ground, low
+
anone who, relating to
+
esuffix
=inhumane

Common Collocations

  • 1.inhumane treatment不人道的待遇
  • 2.inhumane conditions不人道的条件
  • 3.[inhumane] practice[残忍的]行为

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inhumane conditions in the prison shocked human rights investigators.

  • 2.

    Animal testing using inhumane methods must be stopped immediately.

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