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单词 inhuman
释义 in·human
\(ˈ)in, ən+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- in- (I) + humanus human — more at human
1.
 a. : lacking the qualities of mercy, pity, kindness, or tenderness : cruel, barbarous, savage
  < an inhuman tyrant >
  < what inhuman rogues there are in the world — A. Conan Doyle >
 b. : lacking warmth or geniality : cold, impersonal, mechanical
  < his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy — F. Tennyson Jesse >
 c. : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings
  < living in conditions that are inhumanCollier's Year Book >
  < has the world's most inhuman subways — Time >
  < one large block which would tend to be inhuman and monotonous — Architect & Building News >
2.
 a. : belonging to, resembling, or suggesting a nonhuman species or class of beings
  < there is something a little inhuman about them — Lewis Mumford >
  < a momentary glimpse … of something I didn't understand: something dark and inhuman — Kenneth Roberts >
 b. : superhuman
  < models of inhuman perfection — H.B.Parkes >
Synonyms: see fierce
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