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humanely

/hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo-/US // hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu- //UK // (hjuːˈmeɪn) //

人道地,人道的,人性地,人道

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
    • : acting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals: humane trapping of stray pets.
    • : of or relating to humanistic studies.

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Examples

  • While cultured meat is real meat, and not a plant-based substitute, it can be marketed as more humane and environmentally sustainable.

  • Researchers are now calling for a set of guidelines, similar to those used in animal research, to guide the humane use of brain organoids and other experiments that could achieve consciousness.

  • The future of Eclipse is the future of the world, one where the default choice, the best choice, is the more sustainable, healthy, and humane one.

  • Thinking about immigration and fighting for a humane immigration policy.

  • These small yet impactful steps and tactics help you connect with your audience in a more humane way and add to your online reputation.

  • Fish in the Hudson, then humanely release the fish back into the wild.

  • He is being treated far more humanely than he treated her.

  • We buy meat for ourselves that is humanely raised and butchered (when we can).

  • It had always been presumed that these POW camps were operated reasonably humanely.

  • All captured soldiers were treated humanely and eventually released.

  • While thus humanely employed, the state of our north-western frontier summoned him to engage in warlike preparations.

  • Peter Sherringham came humanely to his kinswoman's assistance.

  • It is to be hoped that humanely disposed planters will soon put an end to this barbarous and unreasonable practice.

  • At length they reached Chambly, where they were humanely treated by the French and their governor, Vaudrieul.

  • The subject is a revolting one, but the truth ought to be known, as it is (most humanely, I fully believe) questioned.