callous

冷酷な、無神経な

他人の苦しみや気持ちを気にかけない。

やさしい英語で： Not caring about other people’s pain or feelings.

• That was a callous remark.
• Her callous response upset the grieving family.
• They showed a callous disregard for the workers’ safety.

使い方： callous towards someone (He was callous towards people who needed help.)

類義語： heartless, uncaring, unfeeling, cruel

反対語： compassionate, caring

よく使う表現： callous attitude, callous disregard, callous remark

たこのできた、胼胝の

皮膚に厚く硬い部分がある、またはその部分に関する。

やさしい英語で： Having thick, hard areas of skin, or connected with these areas.

• His palms were rough and callous.
• The worker’s callous hands showed years of heavy labor.
• The doctor examined the callous skin on her heel.

類義語： callused, hardened

よく使う表現： callous skin, callous hands, callous tissue