cruel

残酷な、冷酷な

他人を傷つけて喜んだり、他人の苦しみを気にかけなかったりする。

やさしい英語で： A person who enjoys hurting others or does not care about their pain.

• The king was cruel.
• Her cruel uncle often made her cry.
• Why are some people so cruel to animals?

使い方： cruel to someone/something (He was cruel to the animals.)

類義語： unkind, heartless, merciless

反対語： kind, compassionate

よく使う表現： cruel person, cruel to someone, cruel master, cruel ruler

残酷な、非人道的な

人や動物の苦しみを気にせず、痛みや苦痛を与える行為を表す。

やさしい英語で： An action that causes pain or suffering without caring about the person or animal affected.

• That was a cruel joke.
• His cruel words upset her.
• It was cruel to punish the whole class.

使い方： it is cruel to do something (It is cruel to leave a dog without water.)

類義語： unkind, heartless, inhumane

反対語： kind, humane

よく使う表現： cruel joke, cruel punishment, cruel treatment

厳しい、過酷な

非常に厳しく、つらい思いをさせる状況を表す。

やさしい英語で： Extremely harsh or difficult, causing great suffering.

• It was a cruel winter.
• The news came as a cruel blow.
• A cruel wind swept across the empty fields.

類義語： harsh, severe, bitter

反対語： gentle, mild

よく使う表現： cruel winter, cruel fate, cruel blow