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.
雙語例句
1. It was a heartless thing to do.
這樣做太殘忍了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
我無法相信他們竟如此狠心。
來自柯林斯例句
3. What a heartless thing to say!
這么說話太無情了！
來自《權威詞典》
4. You couldn't be so heartless as to disown him.
你不能那么沒心肝,連認都不認他.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.