mankind

noun

/mænˈkaɪnd/

[uncountable]

all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race人类
- the history of mankind人类的历史
- an invention for the good of all mankind造福全人类的一项发明
- The future of mankind is at stake.人类的未来危在旦夕。
More About gender
genderWays of talking about men and women表示男女的说法
- When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not.说写英语时，重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内，否则可能会冒犯某些人。
The human race人类
- Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性，不过，现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。
Jobs职业
- The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman: My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。They have a male nanny for their kids.他们有个男保姆照料孩子。a female racing driver女赛车手
Pronouns代词
- He used to be considered to cover both men and women: he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性：Everyone needs to feel he is loved.人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, etc. one of the plural pronouns they, them, and their is often used: Does everybody know what they want?人人都知道自己需要什么吗？Somebody’s left their coat here.有人把外衣落在这儿了。I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.希望没人忘了随身带上护照。
- Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing: 有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her：Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself.人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or (s)he can also be used in writing: If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information.如有疑问请向你的医生咨询，他／她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use ‘she’.) These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying: A baby cries when he or she is tired婴儿累了就会哭 you can say Babies cry when they are tired.婴儿疲倦时会哭。
compare womankind see also humankind
- I believe that war is one of the major evils facing mankind.我认为战争是人类面临的主要罪恶之一。
- It is doubtful whether this research is of any benefit to mankind.这项研究是否对人类有益值得怀疑。
- Mankind has marvelled at diamonds for at least 2 000 years.至少2 000年来，人类一直对钻石感到惊奇。
- Their remote location meant that they were isolated from the rest of mankind.他们的偏远位置意味着他们与人类的其他部分隔离开来。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + mankind
- save
- destroy
- benefit
- …
phrases
- all mankind
- the whole of mankind
- benefit to mankind
- …

词汇	mankind
释义	mankind noun /mænˈkaɪnd/ /mænˈkaɪnd/ [uncountable] all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race人类 the history of mankind人类的历史 an invention for the good of all mankind造福全人类的一项发明 The future of mankind is at stake.人类的未来危在旦夕。 More About gendergenderWays of talking about men and women表示男女的说法 When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not.说写英语时，重要的是用词要把男女都包括在内，否则可能会冒犯某些人。 The human race人类 Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.man 和 mankind 传统上用以指所有男性和女性，不过，现在许多人喜欢用 humanity、the human race、human beings 或 people。 Jobs职业 The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress. Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English. When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman: My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.我的女儿喜欢让女医生看病。They have a male nanny for their kids.他们有个男保姆照料孩子。a female racing driver女赛车手 Pronouns代词 He used to be considered to cover both men and women: he 过去被认为既指男性也指女性：Everyone needs to feel he is loved.人人都需要有被爱的感觉。 This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, etc. one of the plural pronouns they, them, and their is often used: Does everybody know what they want?人人都知道自己需要什么吗？Somebody’s left their coat here.有人把外衣落在这儿了。I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.希望没人忘了随身带上护照。 Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing: 有人在口语和书面语中喜欢用 he or she、his or her 或 him or her：Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself.人人都知道对自己来说什么是最好的。 He/she or (s)he can also be used in writing: If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information.如有疑问请向你的医生咨询，他／她会给你更多的信息。 (You may find that some writers just use ‘she’.) These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying: A baby cries when he or she is tired婴儿累了就会哭 you can say Babies cry when they are tired.婴儿疲倦时会哭。 compare womankind see also humankind I believe that war is one of the major evils facing mankind.我认为战争是人类面临的主要罪恶之一。 It is doubtful whether this research is of any benefit to mankind.这项研究是否对人类有益值得怀疑。 Mankind has marvelled at diamonds for at least 2 000 years.至少2 000年来，人类一直对钻石感到惊奇。 Their remote location meant that they were isolated from the rest of mankind.他们的偏远位置意味着他们与人类的其他部分隔离开来。 Collocations Dictionaryverb + mankind save destroy benefit … phrases all mankind the whole of mankind benefit to mankind …
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