N-VAR
残暴;残忍;残酷
Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
例句
Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children...
英国有禁止虐待动物的法律，但却没有保护儿童的法律。
He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
他没能逃脱战争的残酷。