英语词汇“callous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cal·lous

(kăləs)

adj.

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es

To make or become callous.

[Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callōsus, from callum, hard skin.]

callous·ly adv.

callous·ness n.

Usage Note: Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means "to make or become callous," with the verb callus "to form or develop hardened tissue."

单词	callous
释义	cal·lous (kăləs) adj. 1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow. 2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others. tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es To make or become callous. [Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callōsus, from callum, hard skin.] callous·ly adv. callous·ness n. *Usage Note:* Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means "to make or become callous," with the verb callus "to form or develop hardened tissue."
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