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单词 callous
释义 cal·lous
I. \ˈkaləs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French calleux, from Latin callosus, from callum, callus callous skin; akin to Sanskrit kiṇa callosity, Old Irish calath hard
1. : hardened and thickened
 < callous skin on the heel >
 < callous plant bark >
: having callouses
 < with labouring callous hands — William Congreve >
2.
 a. : hardened in sensibility : feeling no emotion
  < piety … is made callous and inactive by kneeling too much — W.S.Landor >
 b. : feeling no sympathy for others : without regard for the feelings or welfare of others : indifferent to the suffering of others
  < a callous disregard for human rights — W.O.Douglas >
cal·lous·ly adverb
cal·lous·ness noun -es
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to make callous
III.
variant of callus
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