| 单词 | cruel |
| 释义 | cruel —cruelly, adv. —cruelness, n. /krooh"euhl/, adj., crueler, cruelest. 1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others: the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. 3. causing or marked by great pain or distress: a cruel remark; a cruel affliction. 4. rigid; stern; strict; unrelentingly severe. [1175-1225; ME < AF, OF < L crudelis, equiv. to crud(us) (see CRUDE) + -elis adj. suffix] Syn. 1. bloodthirsty, ferocious, merciless, relentless. CRUEL, PITILESS, RUTHLESS, BRUTAL, SAVAGE imply readiness to cause pain to others. CRUEL implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. PITILESS adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives. RUTHLESS implies cruelty and unscrupulousness, letting nothing stand in one's way: ruthless greed. BRUTAL implies cruelty that takes the form of physical violence: a brutal master. SAVAGE suggests fierceness and brutality: savage battles. Ant. 1. kind. 2. sympathetic, compassionate. |
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