Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart (n.) + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel, wanting in kindly feeling" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness. Similar formation in Dutch harteloos, German herzlos.
双语例句
1. It was a heartless thing to do.
这样做太残忍了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
我无法相信他们竟如此狠心。
来自柯林斯例句
3. What a heartless thing to say!
这么说话太无情了！
来自《权威词典》
4. You couldn't be so heartless as to disown him.
你不能那么没心肝,连认都不认他.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.
