mankind

英 [mænˈkaɪnd]

美 [mænˈkaɪnd]

n.  人类

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Collins.1 / BNC.6480 / COCA.7282

牛津词典

noun

• 人类
  all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race
  1. the history of mankind
     人类的历史
  2. an invention for the good of all mankind
     造福全人类的一项发明

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 人，人类（该用法存有争议）
  You can refer to all human beings asmankindwhen considering them as a group. Some people dislike this use.
  1. ...the evolution of mankind.
     人类的进化

英英释义

noun

• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  1. all the world loves a lover
  2. she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women
  Synonym:worldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansman

双语例句

• In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.
  汤姆·潘恩在18世纪90年代教育平民激进分子时论述到，如果不是为了实现王公、外交官和士兵借发起战争而使自己富有的潜在利益，人类本会生活在和谐之中。
• Famine and war still afflict mankind.
  饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。
• We favour the well-being and progress, not the annihilation, of mankind.
  我们祈求的是人类的幸福和进步，而不是人类的覆灭。
• Communicable diseases have been a curse of mankind since time immemorial.
  自古以来，某些传染性疾病就是人类的灾祸。
• Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure
  人类对于宇宙的了解已经大为增加。
• The quest for a better life has run through the urban history of mankind.
  对更好生活的追求贯穿了人类的城市发展史。
• Unaccustomed wonder filled his mind at the reflection of the different lots of the brethren of mankind.
  想到人类弟兄不同的命运，他心里充满了一种非常奇怪的感觉。
• Oster seize this moment and achieved great success for the benefit of mankind.
  奥斯特抓住了这一瞬间，取得了巨大的成功，造福了人类。
• You have performed a valuable service to mankind.
  你为人类提供了宝贵的服务。
• On earth there are lives of creatures less mentally-civilized which overawed mankind all the more.
  尤其是世界上“竟然”会存在一些禽兽不如的“生物”，那就更加让人望而生畏了。