新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

humanity

英  [hjuːˈmænɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • humanities

    1[U 不可数名词] 人类

    All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity.

    双语例句

    例:

    They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.

    他们面临犯有反人类罪的指控。

    例:

    a young lawyer full of illusions and love of humanity.

    热爱人性、充满幻想的一位年轻律师。

    2[U 不可数名词] 人性

    A person's humanity is their state of being a human being, rather than an animal or an object.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was under discussion and it made him feel deprived of his humanity.

    他受到议论,这使他觉得自己被剥夺了人格。

    例:

    Only in dialogue with those who are different from ourselves do we enrich understanding of our shared humanity.

    只有与那些不同于我们的人对话,才能丰富我们对人类共性的认识。

    3[U 不可数名词] 仁慈 , 博爱

    Humanity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards others.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her speech showed great maturity and humanity.

    她的演讲表现出高度的成熟和博爱。

    例:

    a man who's almost lost his humanity in his bitter hatred of his rivals.

    一个因深切痛恨敌手而几乎失去人性之爱的男人。

    4[PL 复数] (历史、哲学、文学等)人文学科

    The humanities are the subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature which are concerned with human ideas and behaviour.

    近义词

    arts

    双语例句

    例:

    Job seeking can be difficult for many humanities graduates.

    对许多文科大学毕业生来说,求职可能很难。

    例:

    The number of students majoring in the humanities has declined by about half.

    主修人文学科的学生数量已经下降了近一半。