mankind
英 [mænˈkaɪnd]
美 [mænˈkaɪnd]
n. 人类
Collins.1 / BNC.6480 / COCA.7282
牛津词典
noun
- 人类
all humans, thought about as one large group; the human race- the history of mankind
人类的历史 - an invention for the good of all mankind
造福全人类的一项发明
- the history of mankind
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 人,人类(该用法存有争议)
You can refer to all human beings asmankindwhen considering them as a group. Some people dislike this use.- ...the evolution of mankind.
人类的进化
- ...the evolution of mankind.
英英释义
noun
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- all the world loves a lover
- she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women