mankind

英 [mænˈkaɪnd]

美 [mænˈkaɪnd]

n.  人类

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Collins.1 / BNC.6480 / COCA.7282

牛津词典

noun

• 人类
  all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race
  1. the history of mankind
     人类的历史
  2. an invention for the good of all mankind
     造福全人类的一项发明

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 人，人类（该用法存有争议）
  You can refer to all human beings asmankindwhen considering them as a group. Some people dislike this use.
  1. ...the evolution of mankind.
     人类的进化

英英释义

noun

• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  1. all the world loves a lover
  2. she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women
  Synonym:worldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansman

双语例句

• We favour the well-being and progress, not the annihilation, of mankind.
  我们祈求的是人类的幸福和进步，而不是人类的覆灭。
• Exploring outer space is a challenge to mankind.
  探索外太空是一项向人类发出的挑战。
• Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure
  人类对于宇宙的了解已经大为增加。
• The Chinese people should make a greater contribution to mankind.
  中国人应当对人类有较大的贡献。
• Famine and war still afflict mankind.
  饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。
• The voice conveys the common wish and the lofty idea of mankind.
  呼声传达了一种普通的愿望和人类的崇高理想。
• On earth there are lives of creatures less mentally-civilized which overawed mankind all the more.
  尤其是世界上“竟然”会存在一些禽兽不如的“生物”，那就更加让人望而生畏了。
• Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on world without end.
  每个人都会死，但人类却永无止境。
• “ total destruction ” of mankind;“ annihilation of mankind ”;
  “人类毁灭”
• His research is for the betterment of mankind.
  他的研究是为全人类造福。