释义 |
ˈiron-hearted, a.|-ˌhɑːtɪd| Extremely hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; insensible to pity.
a1618Sylvester Hymn of Almes 557 Such Gold-heaped Iron-hearted Wretches As to the Poor impart no part of Riches. 1652Warren Unbelievers (1654) 21 The most iron-hearted sinner. 1725Pope Odyss. xxiv. 80 And iron-hearted heroes melt in tears. 1849Prescott Peru (1850) II. 286 Finding that no impression was to be made on his iron-hearted conqueror. |