詞彙精選：humanity的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

【總稱】人，人類

例句：

The problem now facing humanity is: What is going to be done with all this knowledge?

人類面臨的問題是該怎樣來利用這些知識？

例句：

They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.

他們被控犯有反人類罪。

人性，人的屬性

例句：

[Humanity] is a mixture of good and bad qualities.

人性是善與惡的混合體。

例句：

Humanity is a river of light running from the ex-eternity to eternity.

人性如一道奔騰的光，從永恆奔向永恆。

人道，仁慈，博愛

例句：

The advocacy for humanity is a fake. What it really pursues is hegemonism.

鼓吹人道是虛僞，推行霸權是實。

例句：

Her speech showed great maturity and humanity.

她的演講思想高度成熟，並且洋溢着博愛精神。

例句：

He treated the prisoners with humanity.

他人道地對待俘虜。

例句：

He treated the prisoners with humanity.

他人道地對待俘虜。

人文學科

例句：

Developing a sense of humanity hinges on a good humanities education.

人文精神的建立首先要靠人文教育。

例句：

These are the students majoring in the humanities.

這些是主修人文學科的學生。

二、詞義辨析：

man,mankind,humanity

這些名詞均有“人類”之意。man指各時代的全體人類。mankind集體名詞，語體莊重，泛指過去、現在和未來的人類。 humanity書面用詞，集合名詞，多用於文學作品中，作人類解時，側重有同情心、理解力和崇高品質。

三、參考例句：

Faith in humanity, restored.

我心中對人間溫情的信念，頓時復甦了。

We should treat animals with humanity.

我們應該以仁慈之心對待動物。

The massacre was a crime against humanity.

大屠殺是反人類的罪行。

Humanity in bathing suits covered the sand.

海灘上全是穿着泳裝的人。

Humanity is still in its youth.

人類正處於發展初期。

Otherwise humanity will eventually crash and burn.

否則人類最終會粉碎和燒燬。

China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity.

中國應當對於人類有較大的貢獻。

They apply to all humanity not just Israel.

他們適用於全人類，而不僅僅是猶太人。

It brings humanity back to its originating source.

它把人類帶回起源的源頭。

Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities.

人性是善與惡的混合體。