heartless是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'hɑrtləs]
- 美式音标[\'hɑːtlɪs]
英文词源
- heartless (adj.)
- Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart (n.) + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel, wanting in kindly feeling" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness. Similar formation in Dutch harteloos, German herzlos.
实用例句
- 1. It was a heartless thing to do.
- 这样做太残忍了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
- 我无法相信他们竟如此狠心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. What a heartless thing to say!
- 这么说话太无情了！
来自《权威词典》
- 4. You couldn't be so heartless as to disown him.
- 你不能那么没心肝,连认都不认他.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.
- 狠心的女巫对孤苦无助的小女孩施了妖术.
来自《简明英汉词典》
