callous

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæləs/    美 /ˈkæləs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of callus. alt-of,alternative
    — Hanson was beginning to feel annoyance at the suddenly cocksure and unsympathetic girl, but he stood fully erect and flexed his muscles. There wasn't even a trace of bedsoreness, though he had been flat on his back long enough to grow callouses.
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of callus. alt-of,alternative
形容词 adj.
  1. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. figuratively
    — She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
  2. Having calluses, or relating to calluses. literally

词形变化

more callous comparative most callous superlative callouses plural callouses present,singular,third-person callousing participle,present calloused participle,past calloused past

词汇关系

衍生词
uncallous
相关词
callously callousness callus

词源

词源 1
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
词源 2
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
词源 3
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
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