| 单词 | ruthlessness |
| 释义 | ruthlessness (once / 11409 pages) n Ruthlessness is the quality of having no mercy or pity for other people. Your cruelty toward your younger sister might be described as ruthlessness. Someone who's ruthless is uncaring, harsh, or even brutal towards others — and the characteristic of acting this way is ruthlessness. A football player's ruthlessness might be seen as a good thing in the context of a football game, while a dictator's ruthlessness is more likely to be seen as evil and vicious. In the fourteenth century, the word reuthe meant "pity or compassion," from the Old Norse root hryggð. To have ruthlessness, therefore, is to be without pity. WORD FAMILYruthless: ruthlessly, ruthlessness+/ruth: ruthful, ruthless/ruthful: ruthfully, ruthfulness USAGE EXAMPLESThe documentary highlights the ruthlessness of the smugglers and human traffickers who callously exploit the desperate masses. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) He was not as willing as they to adopt a policy of ruthlessness. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Peluchonneau is an invented character, a creature conjured from crime fiction and touched with philosophical melancholy as well as ruthlessness. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n feelings of extreme heartlessness Syn|Hyper cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness an absence of concern for the welfare of others 2n mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity Syn|Hyper pitilessness mercilessness, unmercifulness inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving |
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