单词 | humane |
释义 | humane —humanely, adv. —humaneness, n. /hyooh mayn"/ or, often, /yooh-/, adj. 1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of horses. 2. of or pertaining to humanistic studies. [orig. stress var. of HUMAN, restricted to above senses from 18th century; cf. GERMANE, GERMAN] Syn. 1. merciful, kind, kindly, kindhearted, tender, compassionate, gentle, sympathetic; benevolent, benignant, charitable. See human. Ant. 1. brutal. |
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