cruelest

cruelest — 形容詞

  • cruelestpositive
  • more cruelestcomparative
  • most cruelestsuperlative

1. describes a person or their behavior when they deliberately cause more suffering

1.形容詞B1
釋義

最殘忍的

故意造成最大痛苦

describes a person or their behavior when they deliberately cause more suffering or pain than any other person or action would

例句

Yara was the cruelest manager at her company and often made new employees cry.

Yara 是她公司裡最殘忍的主管，經常讓新進員工掉眼淚。

collocation: cruelest manager / cruelest + position noun

The cruelest trick Eli ever played caused his younger brother to miss the bus.

Eli 開過最殘忍的玩笑，害他弟弟錯過了校車。

同義詞
  • brutal

    emphasises physical violence or savage treatment more than cruelest does

  • ruthless

    focuses on having no pity or mercy when pursuing a goal

  • sadistic

    implies the person actually enjoys causing pain, which is stronger than cruelest

反義詞
  • kindest

    the opposite quality — showing care and concern for others

  • gentlest

    suggests a soft, careful manner that avoids causing any hurt

2. used about a situation, event, or condition that produces the greatest degree of

2.形容詞B1
釋義

最嚴酷的

造成最大苦難的處境

used about a situation, event, or condition that produces the greatest degree of hardship, pain, or suffering for the people involved

例句

The cruelest winter in living memory left many elderly people without heat.

那是人們記憶中最嚴酷的冬天，許多老人沒有暖氣可用。

Isabela thought the cruelest part of the accident was the sudden silence afterward.

Isabela 認為那場意外最嚴酷的部分，是事後突然降臨的寂靜。

collocation: cruelest part of [situation]

同義詞
  • harshest

    focuses on the severity or roughness of a condition rather than emotional pain

  • severest

    emphasises the extreme intensity of a difficulty or hardship

  • bitterest

    adds a feeling of unfairness or resentment to the suffering experienced

反義詞
  • mildest

    describes conditions that are gentle and easy to bear

  • easiest

    suggests minimal effort or discomfort

用法筆記

Subject is usually a situation noun (winter, blow, twist, irony, drought) rather than a person.