dehumanize

动词 dehumanize:

1. deprive of human qualities
   同义词：dehumanise
2. make mechanical or routine
   同义词：dehumanise

1. Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim.
   严刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都丧失人性。

de.hu.man.ize

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.hu.man.ized,de.hu.man.iz.ing,de.hu.man.iz.es
To deprive of human qualities such as individuality, compassion, or civility:
剥夺人性：剥夺人性，如个性、同情心或文明：
例句：
slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.
被极端恶劣的条件剥夺了人性的奴隶

To render mechanical and routine.
使机械化，使公式化

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dehu.maniza.tion