Tra từ humanity - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

hu‧man‧i‧ty/hjuːˈmænəti, hjuːˈmænɪti/ noun
[Word Family: noun: human, humanism, humanity ≠ inhumanity, humanitarian, humanitarianism, humankind, humanoid; adjective: human ≠ inhuman, superhuman, subhuman, humane ≠ inhumane, humanitarian, humanoid; adverb: humanly ≠ inhumanly, humanely ≠ inhumanely; verb: humanize]
1. [UNCOUNTABLE]
people in general:
　 ▪ We want a clean healthy environment for all humanity.
　 ▪ crimes against humanity

2. [UNCOUNTABLE]
kindness, respect, and sympathy towards others OPP inhumanity:
　 ▪ a man of deep humanity

3. [UNCOUNTABLE]
the state of being human rather than an animal or machine
common/shared humanity
　 ▪ We must never forget our common humanity.

4. (the) humanities
[PLURAL]subjects of study such as literature, history, or art, rather than science or mathematics SYN (the) arts

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
essential
▪ His essential humanity had always shone through.
great
▪ And as that great movement of humanity had slowed, another had begun.
▪ We are all links in the great chain of humanity.
▪ Furthermore, he does not feel that he has performed a great service to humanity.
true
▪ And it would be a picture of his true warm humanity that would bring the money in for the project.
VERB
lose
▪ In our desire to become the architects of our own evolution, we risk the very real possibility of losing our humanity.
▪ Owing to such nice folk, warm and kindly, I have never lost my faith in humanity.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
crime against humanity
▪ All are defined as crimes against humanity and carry a penalty of life imprisonment.
▪ All four have been charged with crimes against humanity by the Hague International Tribunal.
▪ He is charged with 20 war crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity.
▪ If the conference succeeds in labelling slave trafficking a crime against humanity, demands for compensation will surely follow.
▪ Shouldn't they at least be discussed within the same context of international law and crimes against humanity?
▪ That is a crime against humanity.
▪ These are crimes against humanity, as has been said.
▪ They also slavishly accepted the amnesty that Pinochet and his generals had granted themselves to avoid trial for their crimes against humanity.
the dregs of society/humanity
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ 30% of humanity live in conditions of terrible poverty.
▪ The General was accused of committing crimes against humanity.
▪ The medical course stresses each patient's humanity.
▪ The Nobel committee said Gordimer's writing had benefited humanity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As they begin to heal, will they regain their faith in humanity?
▪ Hence the words man, mankind, humanity have come to be treated as interchangeable synonyms.
▪ I won't do the smallest good thing for humanity.
▪ The needs and waste of humanity have multiplied accordingly.
▪ The neurosis of humanity arose out of the relation to the father, just as it does for the child.
▪ They are meant to appeal to Tamburlaine's humanity and hopefully stop him from plundering the town.
▪ Yet it seemed to me they had much to learn when it came to manners and plain humanity.