同近义词辨析
brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel
这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：
brutal指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。
ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。
inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Torturing animals for fun is cruel and inhuman.
因为好玩而虐待动物是残忍而没人性的行为。 - They punished people in a cruel and inhuman manner.
他们惨无人道地惩罚他人。 - We all condemn the inhuman brutal crimes against children.
我们一致谴责这种灭绝人性的摧残儿童的暴行。 - She began to make weird inhuman sounds.
她开始发出可怕的非人的声音。 - It was then that I saw her wild, inhuman face.
正是这时我才看到她那张狂野的，不像人长的脸。
权威例句
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