灭绝人性 (miè jué rén xìng) — inhuman, barbaric, devoid of human decency
Definition
A fixed phrase (成语) meaning ‘utterly inhuman, barbaric.’ Used as an attributive modifier before deeds (行为, 暴行, 罪行) to condemn extreme cruelty.
verb
inhumanbarbaricdevoid of human decency
Examples
- 灭绝人性。Zhè zhǒng miè jué rén xìng de xíng wéi lìng rén fà zhǐ.This kind of inhuman behavior is outrageous.
- 灭绝人性。Lì shǐ shàng nà xiē miè jué rén xìng de bào xíng yǒng yuǎn bú huì bèi wàng jì.Those barbaric atrocities in history will never be forgotten.
- 灭绝人性。Tā men fàn xià le miè jué rén xìng de zuì xíng.They committed inhuman crimes.
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