Word of the Day：July 13, 2021
ruthless
残酷无情的；残忍的
adjective ROOTH-lus
Definition
: having no pity：merciless, cruel
没有怜悯：无情的，残酷的
Examples
"This process taught me the importance of being a ruthless editor; I learnt that if a piece of information can be deleted without impacting the narrative flow, then it didn't belong there." — Saurja DasGupta, Nature, 8 Jan. 2021
这个过程使我领会了成为一名冷酷编辑的重要性； 了解到如果在不影响叙事流程的情况下删除一段讯息，那么它就是不存在的。
"Through a twist of fate, Estella lands a job working for a legendary designer known as the Baroness, who is played with horrible delight by Emma Thompson. The two characters clash, leading Estella to … transition into a ruthless competitor to the Baroness." — Sarah Whitten, CNBC.com, 27 May 2021
这句不明白意思？主要是因为第一句没看懂。后面就接不上了……完全晕掉了
Did You Know?
Ruthless can be defined as "without ruth" or "having no ruth." So what, then, is ruth? The noun ruth, which is now considerably less common than ruthless, means "compassion for the misery of another," "sorrow for one's own faults," or "remorse." And, just as it is possible for one to be without ruth, it is also possible to be full of ruth. The antonym of ruthless is ruthful, meaning "full of ruth" or "tender." Ruthful can also mean "full of sorrow" or "causing sorrow." Ruth can be traced back to the Middle English noun ruthe, itself from ruen, meaning "to rue" or "to feel regret, remorse, or sorrow."
Ruthless 可以定义为“without ruth「无情」”或“having no ruth「无情」”。 那么，什么是ruth呢？ 名词 ruth 现在不如ruthless那么常见，它的意思是“compassion for the misery of another,「同情他人的痛苦」”、“sorrow for one's own faults「为自己的错误感到悲伤」”或“ remorse「悔恨」”。 而且，正如一个人可能没有心，也可能充满心。 rthless 的反义词是 ruthful ，意思是“full of sruth「充满了怜悯」”或“tender「温柔」”。 Ruthful 也可以表示“full of sorrow「充满悲伤」”或“causing sorrow「引起悲伤」”。 Ruth 可以追溯到中古英语名词 ruthe，它本身来自 ruen，意思是“to rue「后悔」”或“ to feel regret「感到遗憾」、remorse「懊悔」或sorrow「悲伤」”。
Name That Antonym
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