| 单词 | subhuman |
| 释义 | subhuman (once / 104596 pages) adj Subhuman words and actions aren't worthy of a human being. Stealing a toy from a child is a subhuman thing to do. Sub- means “below” or “under.” Just as a submarine is below the surface of the ocean, something subhuman is below what is appropriate for human beings. In science fiction, creatures from another planet might be described as subhuman if their civilization is less advanced than ours. Here on Earth, subhuman is often used to describe cruel behavior. Unfortunately, humans do lots of subhuman things. WORD FAMILYhuman: humanise, humanism, humanity, humanize, humanlike, humanly, humanness, humans, inhuman, nonhuman, subhuman, superhuman, unhuman+/dehumanise: dehumanisation, dehumanised, dehumanising/dehumanize: dehumanization, dehumanized, dehumanizes, dehumanizing/humanise: dehumanise, humanisation, humanised, humanises, humanising/humanism: humanist, humanistic/humanist: humanists/humanistic: humanistically/humanitarian: humanitarianism, humanitarians/humanity: humanitarian, humanities/humanize: dehumanize, humanization, humanized, humanizes, humanizing/inhuman: inhumanity, inhumanly/inhumanity: inhumanities/superhuman: superhumanly/unhuman: unhumanly USAGE EXAMPLES“I used to look at myself and think, ‘I am horrible, I am a monster, subhuman,’” he said. New York Times(May 02, 2016) “She insulted me and acted as if her underlings were subhuman,” Mr. Ko said. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) Yet for all the grief he was given, nobody ever called him a “subhuman mongrel.” Seattle Times(Nov 06, 2016) 1adj less than human or not worthy of a human being treated natives as subhuman a subhuman spectacle the subhuman primates Syn|Ant infrahuman belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development superhuman above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance divine, godlikeappropriate to or befitting a god herculean, powerfuldisplaying superhuman strength or power 2adj unfit for human beings subhuman conditions of life Syn unfit below the required standards for a purpose |
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