inhumanely

IPA/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪnli/
IPA/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪnli/

inhumanely — 副詞

1. in a cruel and uncaring way that makes people or animals suffer instead of givin

1.副詞C1
釋義

不人道地

以殘酷方式對待人或動物

in a cruel and uncaring way that makes people or animals suffer instead of giving them the basic care they should receive

例句

The guard inhumanely left the dog outside during the winter storm.

警衛在冬季暴風雨中,不人道地把狗留在外面。

leave an animal outside in dangerous weather

Prisoners were inhumanely packed into a dark room without beds.

囚犯被不人道地塞進沒有床的黑暗房間裡。

passive: be inhumanely packed into + place

同義詞
  • cruelly

    the closest general word, often for emotional or physical harm

  • brutally

    stronger and more violent, especially for direct physical force

  • heartlessly

    stresses lack of feeling or sympathy more than legal mistreatment

反義詞
  • humanely

    with proper care and respect for suffering

  • kindly

    with warmth instead of harshness

  • compassionately

    with active sympathy for pain or difficulty

文法句型

treat someone inhumanely

keep animals inhumanely confined

inhumanely separate children from parents

be inhumanely packed into + place

用法筆記

Usually modifies verbs about treatment, confinement, punishment, or killing. It often appears in legal, medical, prison, or animal-welfare contexts where the speaker is clearly judging the treatment as morally unacceptable.

常見錯誤

The internet was inhumanely slow all morning.
The internet was painfully slow all morning.
💡inhumanely describes cruel treatment that causes suffering to living beings, not a machine problem or an extreme degree.