human
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈhjuːmən/
/ˈhjuːmən/
Idioms 人的 - the human body/brain
人体;人脑 - a terrible loss of human life
生命的惨重损失 - human development/activity/behaviour
人类发展/活动/行为 - Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house.
在房子里发现了尸体。 - Contact with other people is a basic human need.
和他人接触是人的基本需要。 - This food is not fit for human consumption.
这种食物不适合人食用。 - one of the greatest leaders in human history
人类历史上最伟大的领袖之一 - He tried to use a bystander as a human shield.
他试图用一个旁观者作为人盾。 - Firefighters formed a human chain (= a line of people) to carry the children to safety.
消防队员组成人链把孩子们救到了安全的地方。 - After washing her face, she felt almost human (= like her normal self) again.
洗完脸后,她觉得自己又像正常人了。
- the human body/brain
显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的 - human weaknesses/failings
人性的弱点/缺点 - It's only human to want the best for your children.
为自己的孩子谋求最好的条件是人之常情。
- human weaknesses/failings
有人情味的;通人情的 - He's really very human when you get to know him.
你若了解他,就知道他确实很有人情味。 - Perhaps she's human after all, he thought.
也许她毕竟是人,他想。 - The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them).
公众总是对平易近人的政治人物有好感。
compare inhuman, non-human- He's really very human when you get to know him.
词源late Middle English humaine, from Old French humain(e), from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’. The present spelling became usual in the 18th cent.; compare with humane.
Idioms
the human face of…
- a person who is involved in a subject, issue, etc. and makes it easier for ordinary people to understand and have sympathy with it
(某主题、话题等的)标志性人物 - He is the human face of party politics.
他是政党政治的标志性人物。
- He is the human face of party politics.
the milk of human kindness
- (literary) kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans
人的善良天性;恻隐之心
with a human face
- that considers the needs of ordinary people
考虑老百姓需要的;有人情味的;人性化的 - This was science with a human face.
这是大众需要的科学。
- This was science with a human face.