heartless

英 [ˈhɑːt.ləs]      美 [ˈhɑːrt.ləs]
  • adj. 无情的;无勇气的
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将“heartless”分解为“heart”和“less”。想象一个“heart”(心)被一个“less”(较少或没有)所包围,形成一个没有心的形象,表示这个人缺乏同情心或情感。这种方法通过视觉和情感的结合来帮助记忆。

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heartless (adj.)
Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart (n.) + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel, wanting in kindly feeling" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness. Similar formation in Dutch harteloos, German herzlos.
1. It was a heartless thing to do.
这样做太残忍了。
2. I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
我无法相信他们竟如此狠心。
3. What a heartless thing to say!
这么说话太无情了!
4. You couldn't be so heartless as to disown him.
你不能那么没心肝,连认都不认他.
5. The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.
狠心的女巫对孤苦无助的小女孩施了妖术.