humanity
UK/hjʊ'mænɪtɪ/US/hju:'mæniti/
IELTSTOEFL六级考研B1
释义
n.
All human beings collectively; the human race.
人类(总称)。
n.
The quality of being kind, compassionate, and humane.
人道,仁慈,人性。
n.
(the humanities) Academic subjects such as literature, history, and philosophy.
(the humanities)人文学科(文学、历史、哲学等)。
词根拆分
词根派生human + -ity = 身为人的状态。于是有三层含义:全人类、人应有的仁慈(人道),以及(the humanities)研究人类文化的人文学科。
词根 hum 还连着 46 个词常用搭配
- 1.crimes against humanity反人类罪
- 2.common humanity共同的人性
- 3.sense of humanity人道之心
例句
- 1.
The disaster was a tragedy for all of humanity.
这场灾难是全人类的悲剧。
- 2.
She treated the prisoners with great humanity.
她以极大的人道对待囚犯。
- 3.
He chose to study the humanities rather than the sciences.
他选择攻读人文学科而非理科。