human

n.人，人类

adj.人的；有人性的；显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的

adj.

1. 人的
   of or connected with people rather than animals, machines or gods
   1. the human body/brain
      人体 / 脑
   2. human anatomy/activity/behaviour/experience
      人体解剖学；人的活动 / 行为 / 经历
   3. a terrible loss of human life
      生命的惨重损失
   4. Contact with other people is a basic human need .
      和他人接触是人的基本需要。
   5. This food is not fit for human consumption .
      这种食物不适合人食用。
   6. human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world)
      人文地理学
   7. The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it) .
      人质被当成了人体盾牌。
   8. Firefighters formed a human chain (= a line of people) to carry the children to safety.
      消防队员组成人链把孩子们救到了安全的地方。
   9. Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house.
      在房子里发现了尸体。
2. 显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的
   showing the weaknesses that are typical of people, which means that other people should not criticize the person too much
   1. human weaknesses/failings
      人性的弱点 / 缺点
   2. We must allow for human error .
      我们必须考虑到人为的失误。
   3. It's only human to want the best for your children.
      为自己的孩子谋求最好的条件是人之常情。
3. 有人情味的；通人情的
   having the same feelings and emotions as most ordinary people
   1. He's really very human when you get to know him.
      你若了解他，就知道他确实很有人情味。
   2. The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them) .
      公众总是对平易近人的政治人物有好感。

noun

1. 人
   a person rather than an animal or a machine
   1. Dogs can hear much better than humans.
      狗的听觉比人灵敏得多。
   2. That is no way to treat another human being.
      那绝不是对待他人的方式。

名词复数形式:humans

human 人，人的，人类的

来自拉丁语homo,人，来自homus,土，词源同humus,humble.比喻用法，即相比于神的永恒而言，人类如同尘土一般卑微的存在。参照《圣经》上帝造人或中国神话女娲造人的传说。该词本身为形容词，其名词词义人缩写自human being.

1. He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
   他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。
2. It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this
   如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。
3. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
   来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。
4. Critics say he allowed the police and security forces to disregard human rights.
   批评人士说他听任警察和安全部队漠视人权。
5. Enlightened companies include its human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
   有见识的公司将人力资源包括在公司价值评估中。
6. Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
   如果在政治上对自己有利，各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。
7. The talks will extend to the church, human rights groups and other social organizations
   会谈将涉及教会、人权团体和其他社会组织。
8. Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.
   有关侵犯人权的部分在报告中占据了显要地位。
9. The report's focus is on how technology affects human life rather than business
   这个报告关注的是技术如何影响人类生活而非商业活动。
10. This socialism does not after all offer a magic formula for prosperity and human dignity.
    这种社会主义说到底并不能提供实现富足和人格尊严的神奇方案。
11. The United Nations Secretary-General has spoken of the need for individual freedoms and human rights.
    联合国秘书长谈到保证个人自由和人权的必要性。
12. They believe the soul is immortal, grounding this belief on the Divine nature of the human spirit.
    基于对人类精神神圣性的信仰，他们认为灵魂是永恒的。
13. Its rate of growth was fast — much more like that of an ape than that of a human.
    它的发育速度很快——更像猿，而不像人。
14. We're not perfect. We're only human.
    我们并不完美。我们只是凡人。
15. Rituals and festivals form an integral part of every human society
    仪式与节日构成了任何人类社会不可缺少的一部分。
16. He ventured the opinion that 'whales are as intelligent as human beings'.
    他大胆提出了“鲸与人类一样聪明”的观点。
17. The UN needs to become more interventionist to prevent human rights abuses and suffering.
    联合国应该更多地进行干涉以阻止对人权的践踏和苦难的发生。
18. Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters
    贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
19. The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Commons on the blatant violations of basic human rights.
    代表团向下院呈交了有关公然侵犯基本人权的备忘录。
20. Research on athletes and ordinary human subjects has yielded a mixed bag of results
    对运动员和普通人的研究得出的结果不一。
21. He was making all the right noises about multi-party democracy and human rights.
    他假意支持多党民主和人权问题。
22. Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both human and non-human animals.
    对外来者怀有敌意是人类和其他动物共有的特征。
23. Tremendous wrongs were being perpetrated on the poorest and least privileged human beings
    对最贫穷和最没有特权的人们犯下了大量罪行。
24. The peace plan as it stands violates basic human rights.
    该和平计划本身违反了基本人权。
25. He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues
    他只是含蓄地提到了国际社会对人权问题的关注。
26. There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened with its life
    除非自己的生命受到了威胁，已知的蛇中还没有习惯性地攻击人类的。
27. Doctors study the structure of the human body.
    医生研究人体构造。
28. All human beings are much more intelligent than animals.
    所有的人都比动物聪明得多。