subhumanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈhjuːmən/, U.S.

/ˈˌsəbˈ(h)jumən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, human adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + human adj.In use as noun in Nazi contexts (e.g. quot. 1984 at sense B.) after German Untermensch untermensch n.

A. adj.

1. Of a lower order of being than humans; belonging to or characteristic of the natural world excluding the human race.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [adjective] > as opposed to man

rudea1325

beastlya1393

brute-beastish1530

brutish1534

ignoble1602

subhuman1790

1790 J. Wise Ess. Fall of Man in Town & Country Mag. 22 253/2 Scripture supposes serpents, and other subhuman animals, to have been at the first so wise, as to be accountable.

1837 T. L. Beddoes Let. 15 May in Wks. (1935) 664 What my thoughts..may be regarding things human, subhuman, and super human.

1877 A. C. Swinburne Note C. Brontë 90 The typical specimen [of polecat] which then emitted in one spasm of sub-human spite at once the snarl and the stench proper to its place and kind.

1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 28 He turns his back upon Nature—sub-human Nature, that is.

1962 E. Cleaver in Negro Hist. Bull. 25 127/3 Slavemasters..looked upon the black man as a sub-human beast of burden.

1978 D. Potter Brimstone & Treacle 1/1 The Bates' daughter..can do nothing now but emit a strange, subhuman mewing and gabbling.

1992 CU Amiga May 26/1 The many subhuman creatures who inhabit the lower regions [in a computer game].

2. In negative sense.

a. Of a person: demonstrating attributes that are considered less than human; not quite human, less than human; lacking normal human emotions; debased, depraved; (of a quality) characteristic of someone with such attributes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [adjective] > not quite human

subhuman1793

the world > people > [adjective] > relating to mankind > not

inhuman1568

subhuman1793

non-human1839

unhuman1861

dishuman1920

the world > people > person > [adjective] > less than human

subhuman1793

1793 J. Williams Calm Exam. 88 Perhaps the slumbers of Lord Thurlow are never broken by the..interposition of thought; if they are not, the man is extra or sub-human.

1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 2 78 Nothing in nature corresponds to the absurdities..of their ponderous doctors,..their sub-human music-masters, their dull country squires, [etc].

1873 G. Greenwood New Life in New Lands 357 On account of the high water, we could not, with all our super- or sub-human efforts, get very near to the..falls of the Tenaya.

1901 Eng. Hist. Rev. July 425 To imagine not only a king who is almost super-human in his self-will, but also a clergy and a nation which are sub-human in their self-abasement.

1941 K. A. Porter Let. 9 Apr. (1990) iv. 200 That this war exists at all is due to..subhuman stupidity on the part of the English and American and French governments.

2001 N.Y. Mag. 10 Sept. 20 I am confirmed in my right to call a subhuman slimeball a subhuman slimeball.

b. Of an occupation, situation, material condition, etc.: not befitting or appropriate to a human being; not worthy of or suitable for a human being.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [adjective] > not natural or appropriate to human being

subhuman1830

animal1852

non-human1853

1830 Brit. Mag. 1 431 A child of tender years..was about to pursue his wretched—his sub-human avocation [sc. chimney-sweeping].

1897 H. Campbell Househ. Econ. xi. 213 It [sc. servitude] is a sub-human position.

1909 Everybody's Mag. Jan. 76/1 Between sub-human toil in a factory and sub-human wages in a store, the choice is difficult.

1958 Manch. Guardian 23 Jan. 6 Five Bolton children..were living in ‘subhuman conditions’ when an N.S.P.C.C. inspector visited their house.

1982 Z. Edgell Beka Lamb xvi. 107 Unemployment, sub-human wages, malnutrition, slums, and all the other social evils.

2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 1 Mar. pm4 Labour unions are banned, working conditions are subhuman.

3. Of a primate: not human; spec. closely related to humans but not belonging to the genus Homo.

ΚΠ

1893 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 894 A glance at the feet of the sub-human primates in general, shows that the inner digits are, as compared with those of men, quite small.

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xiv. 215 Facts concerning sub-human primate socio-sexual responses.

1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. i. 28 Two other archaic human or ‘sub-human’ supposed genera—namely, Pithecanthropus of Java, and Eoanthropus of Piltdown, England.

1971 Current Anthropol. 12 531/3 The subhuman hominids were probably protected from much predation..by a high degree of intragroup cooperation.

2000 J. Bruner in P. K. Smith & A. D. Pellegrini Psychol. Educ. II. vi. xxx. 64 The mastery of complex tool skills among subhuman anthropoids depends not only on observation learning.

†4. Of an animal: almost human; all but human. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 514 The mental operations of my subhuman dog.

B. n.

A person considered as inferior to a normal human being; one who lacks the qualities usually associated with humanity, such as kindness, reason, etc. Also: a creature of a lower order than a human.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [noun] > quality of being sub-human

subhuman1811

1811–12 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4134 A Scotchman = an Hypanthrope, or a Sub-human.

1855 Musical World 2 June 49/2 On American railroads (at that time) there were but two classes of passengers; the humans and the sub-humans.

1896 H. A. Kimball Socio-econ. Mythes & Mythe-makers vi. 199 For sub-humans such would do, but where there is head and heart, for thee, O society, it is inadequate.

1907 Humane Rev. 7 154 May we not..ask for our English children to be..imbued with a strong sense of justice to all living creatures, humans and subhumans?

1957 R. Campbell Portugal iv. 62 This..moray..was fed chiefly on recalcitrant slaves..devoured before the gloating eyes of the subhuman who was its owner.

1984 S. A. Gordon Hitler, Germans, & ‘Jewish Question’ iii. 100 The Poles, whom he considered to be subhumans.., were to be severely repressed and partially exterminated.

2011 Business Insider (Nexis) 23 Feb. They might be tempted to exact some kind of revenge on the company that's treating its employees like subhumans.

Derivatives

ˌsubˈhumanly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [adverb] > in a sub-human manner

subhumanly1827

1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth II. 26 I neither know nor care whether some sub-humanly savage tribe may not be quoted against me.

1929 A. Huxley Do what you Will 75 They live..subhumanly..they sink..towards a repulsive subhumanity.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 262 Is it too much to ask that women be spared the daily struggle for superhuman beauty in order to offer it to the caresses of a subhumanly ugly mate?

2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 25 Jan. 8 Yesterday's action..staged to highlight poor conditions for detainees in..Australian refugee detention centres. ‘This is..about a whole system which treats these people subhumanly.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subhuman
释义	subhumanadj.n. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈhjuːmən/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbˈ(h)jumən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, human adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + human adj.In use as noun in Nazi contexts (e.g. quot. 1984 at sense B.) after German Untermensch untermensch n. A. adj. 1. Of a lower order of being than humans; belonging to or characteristic of the natural world excluding the human race. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] > as opposed to man rudea1325 beastlya1393 brute-beastish1530 brutish1534 ignoble1602 subhuman1790 1790 J. Wise Ess. Fall of Man in Town & Country Mag. 22 253/2 Scripture supposes serpents, and other subhuman animals, to have been at the first so wise, as to be accountable. 1837 T. L. Beddoes Let. 15 May in Wks. (1935) 664 What my thoughts..may be regarding things human, subhuman, and super human. 1877 A. C. Swinburne Note C. Brontë 90 The typical specimen [of polecat] which then emitted in one spasm of sub-human spite at once the snarl and the stench proper to its place and kind. 1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 28 He turns his back upon Nature—sub-human Nature, that is. 1962 E. Cleaver in Negro Hist. Bull. 25 127/3 Slavemasters..looked upon the black man as a sub-human beast of burden. 1978 D. Potter Brimstone & Treacle 1/1 The Bates' daughter..can do nothing now but emit a strange, subhuman mewing and gabbling. 1992 CU Amiga May 26/1 The many subhuman creatures who inhabit the lower regions [in a computer game]. 2. In negative sense. a. Of a person: demonstrating attributes that are considered less than human; not quite human, less than human; lacking normal human emotions; debased, depraved; (of a quality) characteristic of someone with such attributes. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [adjective] > not quite human subhuman1793 the world > people > [adjective] > relating to mankind > not inhuman1568 subhuman1793 non-human1839 unhuman1861 dishuman1920 the world > people > person > [adjective] > less than human subhuman1793 1793 J. Williams Calm Exam. 88 Perhaps the slumbers of Lord Thurlow are never broken by the..interposition of thought; if they are not, the man is extra or sub-human. 1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 2 78 Nothing in nature corresponds to the absurdities..of their ponderous doctors,..their sub-human music-masters, their dull country squires, [etc]. 1873 G. Greenwood New Life in New Lands 357 On account of the high water, we could not, with all our super- or sub-human efforts, get very near to the..falls of the Tenaya. 1901 Eng. Hist. Rev. July 425 To imagine not only a king who is almost super-human in his self-will, but also a clergy and a nation which are sub-human in their self-abasement. 1941 K. A. Porter Let. 9 Apr. (1990) iv. 200 That this war exists at all is due to..subhuman stupidity on the part of the English and American and French governments. 2001 N.Y. Mag. 10 Sept. 20 I am confirmed in my right to call a subhuman slimeball a subhuman slimeball. b. Of an occupation, situation, material condition, etc.: not befitting or appropriate to a human being; not worthy of or suitable for a human being. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [adjective] > not natural or appropriate to human being subhuman1830 animal1852 non-human1853 1830 Brit. Mag. 1 431 A child of tender years..was about to pursue his wretched—his sub-human avocation [sc. chimney-sweeping]. 1897 H. Campbell Househ. Econ. xi. 213 It [sc. servitude] is a sub-human position. 1909 Everybody's Mag. Jan. 76/1 Between sub-human toil in a factory and sub-human wages in a store, the choice is difficult. 1958 Manch. Guardian 23 Jan. 6 Five Bolton children..were living in ‘subhuman conditions’ when an N.S.P.C.C. inspector visited their house. 1982 Z. Edgell Beka Lamb xvi. 107 Unemployment, sub-human wages, malnutrition, slums, and all the other social evils. 2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 1 Mar. pm4 Labour unions are banned, working conditions are subhuman. 3. Of a primate: not human; spec. closely related to humans but not belonging to the genus Homo. ΚΠ 1893 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 894 A glance at the feet of the sub-human primates in general, shows that the inner digits are, as compared with those of men, quite small. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xiv. 215 Facts concerning sub-human primate socio-sexual responses. 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. i. 28 Two other archaic human or ‘sub-human’ supposed genera—namely, Pithecanthropus of Java, and Eoanthropus of Piltdown, England. 1971 Current Anthropol. 12 531/3 The subhuman hominids were probably protected from much predation..by a high degree of intragroup cooperation. 2000 J. Bruner in P. K. Smith & A. D. Pellegrini Psychol. Educ. II. vi. xxx. 64 The mastery of complex tool skills among subhuman anthropoids depends not only on observation learning. †4. Of an animal: almost human; all but human. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 514 The mental operations of my subhuman dog. B. n. A person considered as inferior to a normal human being; one who lacks the qualities usually associated with humanity, such as kindness, reason, etc. Also: a creature of a lower order than a human. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [noun] > quality of being sub-human subhuman1811 1811–12 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4134 A Scotchman = an Hypanthrope, or a Sub-human. 1855 Musical World 2 June 49/2 On American railroads (at that time) there were but two classes of passengers; the humans and the sub-humans. 1896 H. A. Kimball Socio-econ. Mythes & Mythe-makers vi. 199 For sub-humans such would do, but where there is head and heart, for thee, O society, it is inadequate. 1907 Humane Rev. 7 154 May we not..ask for our English children to be..imbued with a strong sense of justice to all living creatures, humans and subhumans? 1957 R. Campbell Portugal iv. 62 This..moray..was fed chiefly on recalcitrant slaves..devoured before the gloating eyes of the subhuman who was its owner. 1984 S. A. Gordon Hitler, Germans, & ‘Jewish Question’ iii. 100 The Poles, whom he considered to be subhumans.., were to be severely repressed and partially exterminated. 2011 Business Insider (Nexis) 23 Feb. They might be tempted to exact some kind of revenge on the company that's treating its employees like subhumans. Derivatives ˌsubˈhumanly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [adverb] > in a sub-human manner subhumanly1827 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth II. 26 I neither know nor care whether some sub-humanly savage tribe may not be quoted against me. 1929 A. Huxley Do what you Will 75 They live..subhumanly..they sink..towards a repulsive subhumanity. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 262 Is it too much to ask that women be spared the daily struggle for superhuman beauty in order to offer it to the caresses of a subhumanly ugly mate? 2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 25 Jan. 8 Yesterday's action..staged to highlight poor conditions for detainees in..Australian refugee detention centres. ‘This is..about a whole system which treats these people subhumanly.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1790
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