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单词 humane
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humane


humane

merciful; kind; tender; compassionate: Children and animals should always have humane treatment.
Not to be confused with:human – pertaining to or having the nature of people: It’s only human to want to be in love.

hu·mane

H0318000 (hyo͞o-mān′)adj.1. Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion: a humane judge; a humane policy.2. Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns: a humane education.
[Middle English humain, human; see human.]
hu·mane′ly adv.hu·mane′ness n.

humane

(hjuːˈmeɪn) adj1. characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc2. inflicting as little pain as possible: a humane killing. 3. civilizing or liberal (esp in the phrases humane studies, humane education)[C16: variant of human] huˈmanely adv huˈmaneness n

hu•mane

(hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-)

adj. 1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for other beings, esp. for the suffering or distressed. 2. of or pertaining to humanistic studies. [1500–50; orig. stress variant of human, restricted to above senses from 18th century; compare germane, german] hu•mane′ly, adv. hu•mane′ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.humane - pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"humanist, humanistic
2.humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of sufferingcivilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
3.humane - showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancementcivilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

humane

adjective kind, compassionate, good, kindly, understanding, gentle, forgiving, tender, mild, sympathetic, charitable, benign, clement, benevolent, lenient, merciful, good-natured, forbearing, kind-hearted Their aim is for a more just and humane society.
cruel, brutal, ruthless, unkind, inhuman, unsympathetic, inhumane, barbarous, uncivilized, unmerciful

humane

adjectiveConcerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering:charitable, compassionate, human, humanitarian, merciful.
Translations
人道的仁慈的

humane

(hjuˈmein) adjective kind; not cruel. a humane man; a humane way to kill rats and mice. 仁慈的,人道的 仁慈的,人道的 huˈmanely adverb 人道地 仁慈地huˈmaneness noun 人道 仁慈
EncyclopediaSeehuman

HUMANE


AcronymDefinition
HUMANEHeads of University Management and Administration Network in Europe
HUMANEHumans United to Minimize Animal Euthanasia (Gig Harbor, WA)

humane


  • adj

Synonyms for humane

adj kind

Synonyms

  • kind
  • compassionate
  • good
  • kindly
  • understanding
  • gentle
  • forgiving
  • tender
  • mild
  • sympathetic
  • charitable
  • benign
  • clement
  • benevolent
  • lenient
  • merciful
  • good-natured
  • forbearing
  • kind-hearted

Antonyms

  • cruel
  • brutal
  • ruthless
  • unkind
  • inhuman
  • unsympathetic
  • inhumane
  • barbarous
  • uncivilized
  • unmerciful

Synonyms for humane

adj concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering

Synonyms

  • charitable
  • compassionate
  • human
  • humanitarian
  • merciful

Synonyms for humane

adj pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

Synonyms

  • humanist
  • humanistic

adj marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

Related Words

  • civilised
  • civilized
  • compassionate
  • human
  • merciful

Antonyms

  • inhumane

adj showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

Related Words

  • civilised
  • civilized
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