cruelty
翻譯
殘酷, 殘忍, 虐待
例句
He showed great cruelty to his enemies.
他對敵人表現出極大的殘酷。
Animal cruelty is a serious crime.
虐待動物是嚴重的罪行。
She described the cruelties of the war.
她描述了戰爭的種種暴行。
文法模式
((to/towards sb./sth.)) 對（某人/某物）的殘酷 His cruelty towards animals was shocking.
an act of ((...)) 殘酷行為 The war involved many acts of cruelty.
近義詞
同義詞: brutality, harshness; 反義詞: kindness, compassion
詞源
源自「cruel」和表示性質或狀態的名詞後綴「-ty」。
記憶技巧
這是「cruel」的名詞形式，指「殘酷」這種品質。