mistreatment
mistreatment — 名詞
1. behaviour that harms, humiliates, or unfairly controls someone else or a living
虐待；苛待
對人或動物殘酷不公的對待
behaviour that harms, humiliates, or unfairly controls someone else or a living creature instead of giving proper care
Teachers must report signs of child mistreatment to the school counselor.
老師必須向學校輔導老師通報兒童遭受虐待的跡象。
collocation: child mistreatment
Aarav spoke up after witnessing the dog's mistreatment at the market.
Aarav 在市場目睹那隻狗遭受虐待後站出來發聲。
The inquiry found years of mistreatment in the care home.
調查發現那間照護之家多年來一直有虐待情況。
mistreatment in [institutional setting]
Walid still remembers the mistreatment he faced during military service.
Walid 仍記得他服兵役期間遭受的苛待。
Neighbors called the police after seeing obvious mistreatment next door.
鄰居看到隔壁明顯有虐待情況後報了警。
context: report mistreatment to authorities
- child mistreatment
- animal mistreatment
- allegations of mistreatment
- report mistreatment
- suffer mistreatment
- abuse
stronger and more direct, often stressing physical or emotional harm
- maltreatment
very close in meaning but even more formal, common in official or medical writing
- cruelty
emphasises heartless or deliberately painful behaviour
- kindness
shows care and concern rather than harm
- protection
focuses on keeping someone safe from harm
- fair treatment
emphasises being handled justly and respectfully
文法句型
mistreatment of [person/animal/group]
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' plus the person or animal who suffers it. Common in reports, legal discussions, and formal complaints more than in casual conversation.