单词 | humanity |
释义 | humanity (hjuːmænɪti ) Word forms: humanities 1. uncountable noun All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity. They face charges of committing crimes against humanity. ...a young lawyer full of illusions and love of humanity. Synonyms: the human race, humankind, mankind, man 2. uncountable noun [with poss] A person's humanity is their state of being a human being, rather than an animal or an object. [formal] ...a man who's almost lost his humanity in his bitter hatred of his rivals. 3. uncountable noun Humanity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards others. Her speech showed great maturity and humanity. Synonyms: kindness, charity, compassion, understanding 4. plural noun The humanities are the subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature which are concerned with human ideas and behaviour. ...students majoring in the humanities. Quotations: Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be madeIdee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in welt bürgerlicher Absicht We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progressCamino Real Collocations: basic humanity The programme offers a crash course in basic humanity. Times, Sunday Times He seems to want to preserve the basic humanity of his characters. Christianity Today I love watching basic humanity at work. The Sun Just a healthy dollop of compassion, common sense and basic humanity. The Sun He has the essential quality of a peacemaker: faith in the good nature of humanity. Times, Sunday Times It still rings true to the nature of humanity. Times, Sunday Times It significantly ups the ante of the original 1973 film in tackling the big p questions about the ethics of artificial consciousness and the nature of humanity. Times, Sunday Times Major themes include the transition from childhood to adulthood, the nature of humanity, and the interplay between magic, faith, and destiny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nature invades and disrupts order in the major events of the narrative, both symbolically and through the inner nature of humanity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This should reignite it and thus save humanity. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Does one have to sacrifice his humanity to save humanity? Times, Sunday Times (2008) The unintended irony is that this is a film about saving humanity, but it's devoid of any human characters. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The way that understanding and donating to a cause awakens our compassion and sense of humanity. Times, Sunday Times Maybe we have all lost our sense of humanity. The Sun In disaster, these people did not turn to animalism but to a deeper sense of humanity, not to selfishness but altruism. Christianity Today Even his love songs are concerned with a broad sense of humanity, never just one person. Times, Sunday Times And what a great testament to our shared sense of humanity that would be. Christianity Today In doing so, he discovers a shared humanity lurking behind those despised leaflets. Times, Sunday Times In the seemingly superficial exchanges, we perhaps express our deepest belief in a shared humanity. Times,Sunday Times Sadly we seem to have reached a stage where adult citizens have 'civilised' themselves out of a sense of shared humanity. Times, Sunday Times Meaningful relationships and a recognition of our shared humanity. The Sun Its intentions — striving to express lost innocence and shared humanity — are honourable and the production values high. Times, Sunday Times He said that his intention in working on the film was to unite humanity. Times, Sunday Times Other applicants enthusiastically view this mission as a way to unite humanity for one extraordinary, transcendent cause. Christianity Today The incarnation unites humanity to divinity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I can't get through a title sequence of his films without wanting to walk out on the whole of humanity. The Sun He believes our natural inclination to goodness can be globalised; in other words, the whole of humanity can be the group. Times, Sunday Times By the early 1960s, the world held its collective breath as the mightiest nations of the era threatened to destroy each other, and the whole of humanity in the process. Times, Sunday Times The strange almanac describes what happens to the whole of humanity in the space of a minute. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This way they forsake occupations where they could have made discoveries benefiting the whole of humanity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 人类 Japanese: 人類 |
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