记忆方法
记忆“cruelty”可以通过联想其词根“cruel”，将其与残酷的行为或情感联系在一起。可以想象一幅画面，一个人（人形）的脸被撕扯，代表“cruel”的残酷，然后在后面加上“-ty”，表示这是一种行为或状态，因此“cruelty”就是残酷的行为。
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词族 · cruelty
词形变化
派生词
英语词源
- cruelty (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French crualté (12c., Modern French cruauté), from Latin crudelitatem (nominative crudelitas) "cruelty," from crudelis (see cruel).
权威例句
- 1. War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
- 战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。
- 2. We have sworn to fight cruelty wherever we find it.
- 我们发誓要见恶除恶。
- 3. I have been amazed at times that cruelty can go unpunished.
- 我有时深感震惊，暴行竟可以不受惩罚。
- 4. She was a monster. For one thing, she really enjoyed cruelty.
- 她是个恶魔。一方面，她确实以残忍为乐。
- 5. Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children.
- 英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。