Heartless describes a person, an act, or even a rule that is cruel and shows no pity. The heart in this word is not the organ; English often uses heart for kindness, so heartless is ‘without that kindness.’ It is a strong, blaming word: a heartless remark, a heartless landlord.

Heartless Heartless describes形容的是 a person, an act, or even a rule一個人、一個行為，甚至一項規定 that is cruel and shows no pity殘忍又毫無同情心 The heart in this word這個字裡的heart（心） is not the organ不是指器官 English often uses heart for kindness英文常用heart表示善良 so heartless is 'without that kindness'所以heartless就是「沒有那種善良」 It is a strong, blaming word這是個很重、帶指責意味的字 a heartless remark像heartless remark（無情的話） a heartless landlord heartless landlord（狠心的房東）。

People also stretch it to systems — a heartless policy — which does not mean the policy has feelings; it means nobody made room for pity.

People also stretch it to systems人們也把它延伸用到制度上 a heartless policy像heartless policy（無情的政策） which does not mean the policy has feelings這不是說政策有感情 it means nobody made room for pity而是說沒有人給同情留位置。

Though actually, a long time ago it could also mean without courage, tired and with no fight left. That older meaning has almost gone.

Though actually不過其實 a long time ago很久以前 it could also mean它也可以指 without courage沒有勇氣 tired and with no fight left疲累、鬥志全無 That older meaning這個較舊的意思 has almost gone現在幾乎已經消失了。

Today if you call someone heartless, you are saying they do not care that others are hurt, not that they are afraid. It is not a light joke-word unless the group already knows you are teasing.

Today今天 if you call someone heartless如果你說某人heartless you are saying你的意思是 they do not care that others are hurt他們不在乎別人受傷 not that they are afraid而不是說他們害怕 It is not a light joke-word這不是個輕鬆的玩笑字 unless the group already knows you are teasing除非大家都知道你是在鬧著玩。