sub·hu·man /sʌbˈhjuːmən $ -ˈhjuː-, -ˈjuː-/ adjectiveadj 1 BADnot having all the qualities a normal human being has 不齿于人类的;低于人类的 The enemy was regarded as subhuman. 这些敌人被认为是没有人性的。
2 subhuman conditions are very bad or cruel 〔条件〕非人的 → inhuman The refugees were living a subhuman existence. 难民们过着非人的生活。
subhuman• The orphaned children were living in subhuman conditions.• He treats women as subhuman creatures, as things.• There were unknown sounds of subhuman things proceeding relentlessly forward, stopping, retrenching, to proceed onward again.