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单词 mankind
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Definition of mankind in English:

mankind

noun
mass noun
  • 1Human beings considered collectively; the human race.

    人类

    research for the benefit of all mankind

    为全人类的利益而进行的研究。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They don't bother much with the plight of mankind and as such they are simply the enemy.
    • The changing face of killing goes hand in hand, for him, with the way history has shaped our society and mankind.
    • This in my opinion was no more of a noble battle than any unwarranted slaughter in the history of the mankind.
    • It is often acknowledged that the history of mankind is written by its victors.
    • Arms races have dogged mankind from the dawn of history, and history seems bound to repeat itself.
    • This theft is indeed the biggest theft ever witnessed by mankind in the history of the world.
    • Had he been listened to, the history of mankind might have been different.
    • In actual fact, the idea of the brotherhood of mankind was founded on the basis of uniquely human features.
    • The history of mankind is littered with appalling acts of barbarism, cruelty and hatred.
    • Why not try making the best nachos known to mankind, with the best guacamole known to mankind?
    • Proof that history depends on mankind rather than a merely symbolic event was in evidence in two nations.
    • This century has been marked by some of the most horrific events in the history of mankind.
    • The challenge for all of us is to tap into these gifts and use them for our benefit and for all mankind.
    • Perhaps, though I scarcely dare to hope it, the hydrogen bomb will terrify mankind into sanity and tolerance.
    • You cannot even scratch the surface of the darkest chapter of mankind's recent history.
    • Those on board the spacecraft were doing research work for the benefit of mankind.
    • A little concern for the rest of mankind is surely part of what makes us human.
    • And what needs to be demolished are the illusions to which mankind is prey.
    • Had they crept just a foot higher, countless historic masterpieces could have been lost to mankind forever.
    • By leaving a legacy you are benefiting the rest of mankind and everybody can do that.
    Synonyms
    the human race, man, humanity, human beings, humans, Homo sapiens, humankind, the human species, people, men and women
  • 2archaic Men, as distinct from women.

    〈古〉男人,男子

Usage

On the use of mankind versus that of humankind or the human race, see man

Rhymes

affined, behind, bind, blind, find, hind, humankind, interwind, kind, mind, nonaligned, resigned, rind, unaligned, unassigned, unconfined, undefined, undersigned, undesigned, unlined, unrefined, unsigned, wynd

Definition of mankind in US English:

mankind

noun
  • 1Human beings considered collectively; the human race.

    人类

    research for the benefit of all mankind

    为全人类的利益而进行的研究。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps, though I scarcely dare to hope it, the hydrogen bomb will terrify mankind into sanity and tolerance.
    • It is often acknowledged that the history of mankind is written by its victors.
    • They don't bother much with the plight of mankind and as such they are simply the enemy.
    • Had he been listened to, the history of mankind might have been different.
    • The history of mankind is littered with appalling acts of barbarism, cruelty and hatred.
    • This in my opinion was no more of a noble battle than any unwarranted slaughter in the history of the mankind.
    • Arms races have dogged mankind from the dawn of history, and history seems bound to repeat itself.
    • This century has been marked by some of the most horrific events in the history of mankind.
    • In actual fact, the idea of the brotherhood of mankind was founded on the basis of uniquely human features.
    • The challenge for all of us is to tap into these gifts and use them for our benefit and for all mankind.
    • Why not try making the best nachos known to mankind, with the best guacamole known to mankind?
    • You cannot even scratch the surface of the darkest chapter of mankind's recent history.
    • This theft is indeed the biggest theft ever witnessed by mankind in the history of the world.
    • Proof that history depends on mankind rather than a merely symbolic event was in evidence in two nations.
    • Those on board the spacecraft were doing research work for the benefit of mankind.
    • By leaving a legacy you are benefiting the rest of mankind and everybody can do that.
    • Had they crept just a foot higher, countless historic masterpieces could have been lost to mankind forever.
    • A little concern for the rest of mankind is surely part of what makes us human.
    • The changing face of killing goes hand in hand, for him, with the way history has shaped our society and mankind.
    • And what needs to be demolished are the illusions to which mankind is prey.
    Synonyms
    the human race, man, humanity, human beings, humans, homo sapiens, humankind, the human species, people, men and women
  • 2archaic Men, as distinct from women.

    〈古〉男人,男子

Usage

On the use of mankind versus that of humankind or the human race, see man
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