Inhumane means very cruel — so cruel that the pain it causes feels too much to accept. We use it about how living things are treated: animals on a farm, people in a prison, a rule in war, a way of punishing. An inhumane act or system does not care that someone is hurting.

Inhumane means very cruelinhumane的意思是非常殘忍 — so cruel that the pain it causes feels too much to accept殘忍到讓人覺得它造成的痛苦令人無法接受. We use it about how living things are treated我們用它來形容生物被對待的方式: animals on a farm農場裡的動物, people in a prison監獄裡的人, a rule in war戰爭中的某項規則, a way of punishing某種懲罰方式. An inhumane act or system一個inhumane的行為或制度 does not care that someone is hurting不在乎有人正在受苦.

It is a strong, serious word. You will see it in the news, in talk about animal care, and in arguments about right and wrong, not much in light chat.

It is a strong, serious word這是一個很強烈、很嚴肅的字. You will see it in the news你會在新聞裡看到它, in talk about animal care在談動物照護的討論裡, and in arguments about right and wrong以及在對錯的爭論裡, not much in light chat但不太會出現在輕鬆的閒聊中.

It is the opposite of humane, which means kind and careful with pain.

It is the opposite of humane它是humane的反義詞, which means kind and careful with pain而humane指的是仁慈、對痛苦很在意.

It looks like inhuman, and a lot of people use the two as if they were the same word for “cruel.” Though actually, careful speakers keep a thin line: inhuman can also mean “not like a person at all” — cold, like a machine, or more than human — while inhumane almost always points at cruel treatment. In real news English the two mix a lot, especially about farms, prisons, and war.

It looks like inhuman它長得很像inhuman這個字, and a lot of people use the two as if they were the same word for 'cruel.'而且很多人把這兩個字當成同一個代表『殘忍』的字來用 Though actually不過實際上, careful speakers keep a thin line講究一點的人會分清楚一條細微的界線: inhuman can also mean 'not like a person at all'inhuman也可以指『完全不像人』 — cold像冷血, like a machine像機器, or more than human或超乎常人 — while inhumane almost always points at cruel treatment而inhumane幾乎都指向殘忍的對待. In real news English在實際的新聞英文裡, the two mix a lot這兩個字常常混用, especially about farms, prisons, and war尤其是在講農場、監獄和戰爭的時候.