残忍 (殘忍)
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Pinyin
Definition
残忍 (殘忍)
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- cruel
- mean
- merciless
- ruthless
Character Decomposition
Idioms (14)
含垢忍辱
- 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
- 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
强忍悲痛
- 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
忍垢偷生
- 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍气吞声
- 1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
- 2 to swallow one's anger
- 3 to grin and bear it
Sample Sentences
可能 这种 恐怖 气氛 能 潜意识 激发 人 的 某些 心理 秘密,并且 带来 恐惧。恐怖片 中 的 各种 悬念 也 能 使 观众 深迷 其中 不能 自拔。日本 的 恐怖片 还 体现 了 非常 鲜明 的 日本 民族 特色 和 东方 神秘主义 的 传统。片 中 的 主角 通常 都 是 秀丽 或 妖艳 的 女子,既 美丽 又 恐怖,她们 在 表现出 残忍 和 邪恶 的 同时,也 有 令人 同情 和 惋惜 的 一面。日本恐怖片 中 的 邪恶 力量 往往 暗示 了 人 内心 的 黑暗,所以 尽管 没有 令人作呕 的 血腥 画面,却 能 让人 感到 精神上 的 恐惧 和 慌乱。纯粹 是 一种 心理上 的 折磨,应该说 这 才 是 真正 意义 上 的 恐怖。
Maybe that kind of scary atmosphere can subconsciously stimulate the secrets in people's hearts and create terror. The suspense in scary movies can also envelop the audience. Japanese movies also display very distinctive traditions of Japanese and Eastern mysticism. The stars are often pretty or coquettish girls, both beautiful and scary. While they are often cruel and evil, they can also make people empathize and feel sorry for them. The power of the evil in Japanese movies hints at the darkness in people's hearts. So even though they aren't so gory that you want to puke, the movies can make people feel fear and unease in their spirit. It's unadulterated psychological torture. We should say that it is terror in the truest sense of the word.
也对。这可以给大家一个警示。没有买卖就没有杀害。我看电视上那些猎杀动物的视频,觉得人类真是太残忍。
That's true. This can be a warning to everyone. Not engaging in the trade is not causing murder. I've seen videos of poachers hunting and killing animals on TV. I think humans are so cruel.
很残忍
very gruesome
哎呀,看了这些刑具我汗毛都竖起来了,太残忍,太血腥了。
Whoa! Looking at these instruments of torture makes my hair stand on end. They're so cruel and bloody!
那你平时吃鸡鸭鱼肉怎么不嫌残忍?它们同样也是动物,也有生命。
How come you aren't usually bothered by the cruelty of eating chickens, ducks and fish? They're also animals, and they're also alive.