remorseless

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remorseless — 形容詞

  • remorselesspositive
  • more remorselesscomparative
  • most remorselesssuperlative

1. treating others in a harsh, cruel way and feeling no sorrow or guilt about the h

1.形容詞C1
釋義

冷酷無情

對他人殘忍且毫無愧疚或同情

treating others in a harsh, cruel way and feeling no sorrow or guilt about the harm caused

例句

The remorseless dictator ordered soldiers to burn every village near the border.

那名冷酷無情的獨裁者下令士兵燒毀邊境附近的每一個村莊。

describes a cruel person who feels no guilt

Folake faced remorseless bullying at her new school until a teacher stepped in.

Folake 在新學校遭受無情的霸凌，直到一位老師出面制止。

remorseless + abstract noun (bullying, cruelty)

同義詞
  • merciless

    very close; stresses giving no mercy even when begged

  • ruthless

    stresses willingness to hurt others to reach a goal

  • pitiless

    stresses the total absence of pity for someone suffering

反義詞

用法筆記

Often describes a person, act, or attitude judged morally; the subject is typically someone who has caused serious harm. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a process or force that simply will not stop, with no moral judgement.

常見錯誤

❌He felt remorseless about forgetting her birthday.
✅He felt no remorse about forgetting her birthday.
💡'remorseless' describes the person or act from outside, not the feeling you report about yourself.

2. continuing steadily and forcefully without any pause, and seeming impossible to

2.形容詞C1
釋義

無止盡的

持續不停、無法停下的猛烈力量

continuing steadily and forcefully without any pause, and seeming impossible to slow down or end

例句

The remorseless heat of the desert dried up every well within a week.

沙漠無止盡的酷熱在一週內就把每一口水井都曬乾了。

remorseless describing a relentless natural force

Gabriel could not keep up with the remorseless pace of the city newsroom.

Gabriel 跟不上這家城市新聞編輯室無止盡的步調。

remorseless + pace / pressure / advance

同義詞
  • relentless

    almost identical here; very common in everyday writing

  • unrelenting

    stresses refusing to ease off or weaken

  • incessant

    stresses non-stop repetition, often of noise or rain

反義詞

用法筆記

Subject is usually a process, force, or pressure (heat, rain, pace, advance, decline) rather than a person. Carries no moral blame, unlike sense 1; here the idea is sheer, unstoppable continuation.

常見錯誤

❌After a short rest, the remorseless rain finally paused.
✅After a short rest, the heavy rain finally paused.
💡'remorseless' means it does not pause, so pairing it with stopping contradicts the word.