callous
英 ['k?l?s]
美 ['k?l?s]
- adj. 無(wú)情的；麻木的；硬結(jié)的；起老繭的
- vt. 使冷酷無(wú)情；使硬結(jié)；使生繭
- vi. 變得冷酷無(wú)情；結(jié)繭；變硬
- n. 硬皮；老繭
助記提示
1. call- "hard skin" (諧音：鎧哦、殼哦 ---- 鎧甲哦).
中文詞源
callous 冷漠的詞源同callus, 老繭，硬的。比喻無(wú)感情的，冷漠的。
英文詞源
- callous (adj.)
- c. 1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He is callous about the safety of his workers.
- 他對(duì)他工人的安全毫不關(guān)心.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The colonists massacred thousands of natives with brutal and callous force.
- 殖民者慘絕人寰地屠殺了成千的土著居民.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. She was selfish, arrogant and often callous.
- 她自私傲慢,而且往往冷酷無(wú)情.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Her callous attitude repels me.
- 她冷酷無(wú)情的態(tài)度引起我的反感.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. His cruel and callous comments made me shiver.
- 他殘酷無(wú)情的批評(píng)令我膽寒.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》