| 单词 | humankind |
| 释义 | humankind [uncountable] all people considered together as one group人类◆this could provide new clues about the origins of humankind.这可能为人类的起源研究提供新的线索。note 辨析 which word? man is the most general of these words: it can be used to refer to people when compared with animals * man 在这些词中含义最广，可指与动物相对而言的人◆the relationship between man and nature人与自然的关系to describe the development of people through history也可指不同历史发展阶段的人◆early / stone age / modern man早期／石器时代的人；现代人or to talk about all the people, societies and cultures of the world.或指世界上所有的民族、社会和文化◆all diseases known to man人类已知的所有疾病this last use is becoming old-fashioned, used mostly now in literary contexts.最后一种用法已日渐过时，主要用于文学语境。 humanity, mankind and humankind are used especially to talk about all people as part of human society and culture: humanity is often used when talking about general moral and ethical principles. * humanity、mankind 和 humankind 尤指构成人类社会和文化的所有人。谈论普遍的道德和伦理原则时常用 humanity◆crimes against humanity反人类罪 mankind or humankind is often used when talking about society and its development, as in the famous quotation of neil armstrong as he stepped onto the moon.谈论社会及其发展时常用 mankind 或 humankind，比如尼尔 • 阿姆斯特朗在踏上月球时所说的名言◆'that's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.'这是一个人的一小步，却是人类的巨大飞跃。 the human race is used especially to refer to people as a species when compared with animals or considered through history. man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean 'all men and women', but some people now prefer gender neutral words which do not include the word 'man', such as humanity and humankind. * the human race 尤指与动物相对而言或从历史的角度考虑的人类这一物种。man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男人和女人，但现在有些人更喜欢用不含 man 这个词的性别中性词，如 humanity 和 humankind。humankind/ˌhju:mənˈkaɪnd ||; ˌhjumənˈkaɪnd/noun [u] people in general 人类 ☞ look at mankind. 参看 mankind。humankind• ⇨ mankind/humankind hu·man·kind /`hjumənˏkaɪnd; ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/n [u]people in general 人类 |
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