Heartless
“Heartless” 是形容词,指一个人没有同情心,对别人的痛苦或困境完全不在意,表现得冷酷、残忍。
- “It was heartless of him to leave his dog behind when he moved.” (他搬家时把狗丢下,真是太没心没肺了。)
- “The heartless landlord evicted the family right before Christmas.” (那个无情的房东在圣诞节前夕把那家人赶了出来。)
- “She was shocked by his heartless comment about the tragedy.” (她对他关于那场悲剧的冷酷评论感到震惊。)
源自 “heart” (心,在英语文化中象征同情和情感)。后缀 “-less” 表示“没有”。
- 词根: “heart” (心)
- 后缀: “-less” (没有…的)
在许多童话和文学作品中,反派角色常被描述为 “heartless”。例如《绿野仙踪》里的锡兵(Tin Woodman)最初认为自己是 “heartless”,但他其实比谁都有心。
- 名词: “heartlessness”
- 副词: “heartlessly”
“Heart” (心) + “less” (无)。一个没有心的人,自然就是“无情的”。
“The heartless giant in the story stole all the children’s toys and locked them in a dark cave. He didn’t care about their tears until a brave little girl showed him what it meant to have a heart.” (故事中那个冷酷的巨人偷走了所有孩子的玩具,并把它们关进一个漆黑的山洞里。他一点也不在意孩子们的眼泪,直到一个勇敢的小女孩让他明白了拥有一颗心意味着什么。)