ruthless
英 [ˈru:θləs] 美 [ˈruθlɪs]

adj.

无情的，冷酷的；残忍的；狠；辣

英英释义

ruthless[ 'ru:θlis ]

• adj.without mercy or pity

  "an act of ruthless ferocity"

  同义词：pitilessremorselessunpitying

同近义词辨析

brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel

这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：

brutal指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。

ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。

savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。

fierce指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

cruel一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The ruthless enemy killed the old lady.
   残忍的敌人杀害了那位老太太。
2. To foreign observers, American capitalism looks ruthless.
   对于外国人来说，美国的资本主义看起来是残忍的。
3. He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost.
   我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。
4. Go up against ruthless street racers out to win at any cost.
   不惜任何代价对赢上升对抗无情的街道叁赛者。

权威例句

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