mankind

英 [mænˈkaɪnd]

美 [mænˈkaɪnd]

n.  人类

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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

• Exploring outer space is a challenge to mankind.
  探索外太空是一项向人类发出的挑战。
• Whoever finds a cure for cancer will render a great service to mankind.
  谁要是能够找到治疗癌症的方法，那真是功德无量。
• The Chinese people should make a greater contribution to mankind.
  中国人应当对人类有较大的贡献。
• 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。
• Communicable diseases have been a curse of mankind since time immemorial.
  自古以来，某些传染性疾病就是人类的灾祸。
• In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.
  汤姆·潘恩在18世纪90年代教育平民激进分子时论述到，如果不是为了实现王公、外交官和士兵借发起战争而使自己富有的潜在利益，人类本会生活在和谐之中。
• You have performed a valuable service to mankind.
  你为人类提供了宝贵的服务。
• Famine and war still afflict mankind.
  饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。
• His research is for the betterment of mankind.
  他的研究是为全人类造福。
• The quest for a better life has run through the urban history of mankind.
  对更好生活的追求贯穿了人类的城市发展史。