cruelty學測 L4KK [ˈkrulti] ｜ /ˈkrulti/
殘忍；殘酷·冷漠無情；麻木不仁·暴行；虐待
學測常考,三民/翰林/龍騰皆收錄
The documentary showed the shocking cruelty hidden behind that popular zoo.
那部紀錄片揭露了那間人氣動物園背後令人震驚的殘忍對待。
一個畫面：揮鞭不留情
冷酷本性不在乎讓別人受苦
無情冷眼冷眼看著別人痛苦
動手施暴刻意造成傷害或虐待
義項
本性殘忍B2noun殘忍；殘酷
Hurting someone on purpose just for fun shows real cruelty.
故意傷害別人只是為了好玩,這就是殘忍。
an act of cruelty
眼神冷漠B2noun冷漠無情；麻木不仁
You could see the cruelty in his smile as he laughed at the crying child.
從他嘲笑哭泣孩子的眼神裡,能看出那份冷漠無情。
extreme cruelty
動物受虐C1noun暴行；虐待
Leaving a dog outside all winter without food is a form of cruelty.
把狗整個冬天留在外面不給食物,是一種虐待。
animal cruelty
片語
animal cruelty虐待動物 →虐待動物的行為
act of cruelty殘忍行徑 →一起殘忍的行為
cruelty-free無動物實驗 →未經動物實驗測試
human cruelty人性殘忍面 →人類的殘忍本性
你會不會這樣說？
It was very ___ to leave the dog outside in the cold all night. (cruel / cruelty)
看答案
cruel
cruel 是形容詞用來修飾行為,cruelty 是名詞,兩者詞性不同不可替換。
"You could see the cruelty in his smile as he laughed at the crying child." 這句中的 cruelty 最貼近哪個意思？(A) 殘忍的性格 (B) 冷漠無情的態度 (C) 具體的暴行
看答案
(B)
此句描述態度而非具體行為,對應冷漠無情義項。
字族
cruel 殘忍的；殘酷的・cruelly 殘忍地