mankind

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The human race in its entirety. uncountable
    — One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.
  2. Men collectively, as opposed to all women. uncountable
    — Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
  3. Human feelings; humanity. obsolete,uncountable
    — And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in

词汇关系

反义词
womankind womenkind
衍生词
mankindly mankindness

词源

From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.
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