humane-ness
humane-ness — 名詞
1. showing kindness, mercy, and concern for the suffering of people or animals — fo
仁慈；人道
對人或動物表現出的善意與憐憫
showing kindness, mercy, and concern for the suffering of people or animals — for example, treating shelter dogs gently or sparing a defeated enemy from cruelty.
Eve praised the new shelter for the humaneness of its rescue work.
Eve 稱讚這間新收容所救援工作的人道精神。
the humaneness of + [noun phrase]
The judge weighed the humaneness of the prison reforms before signing the order.
法官在簽署命令前，先衡量這些監獄改革的人道程度。
subject + weigh/assess + the humaneness of + [noun]
Many farmers questioned the humaneness of slaughtering chickens in such crowded sheds.
許多農民質疑在那麼擁擠的雞舍中宰殺雞隻是否合乎人道。
question/doubt + the humaneness of + [practice]
Tariq treated the wounded soldiers with quiet humaneness, even after the battle ended.
即使戰鬥結束之後，Tariq 仍以靜默的仁慈對待受傷的士兵。
with + [adjective] + humaneness (manner adverbial)
Her grandmother was remembered for her humaneness toward stray cats and lost travellers.
她的祖母因對流浪貓與迷途旅人展現的仁慈而被人懷念。
humaneness toward + [people / animals]
- the humaneness of
- with humaneness
- question the humaneness
- lack of humaneness
- compassion
more common in everyday speech; focuses on feeling another's pain
- mercy
narrower — sparing someone from punishment or suffering one could inflict
- kindness
broader and less formal; covers small everyday acts as well as grave ones
文法句型
the humaneness of [action/policy]
with humaneness
用法筆記
Uncountable abstract noun; almost always preceded by 'the' or a possessive. Often appears in evaluative contexts (debates about ethics, policy, treatment of animals or prisoners) — not in casual speech.