cruelty
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 殘忍
Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children. 英國曾有反對虐待動物的法律，卻沒有一部保護(hù)兒童的法律。
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cruelty /?kru??lt?/ (cruelties)
劍橋詞典
- cruel behaviour or a cruel action
- The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty.
- I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent .
- She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
- The cruelty displayed by these torturers is hard to comprehend .
- This arrogant and evil character used cruelty and fear to control his whole family . 返回 cruelty
殘忍，殘酷；殘酷行爲(wèi)；虐待
The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals . 辳場主被指控虐待動物。
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