cru·el·ty /ˈkru(ə)lti/
 殘酷,野蠻,殘酷的行為
 Cru·el·ty n.; pl. Cruelties
 1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.
    Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty.   --Shak.
 2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.
    Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition.
    Macaulay.
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 cruelty
      n 1: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
           [syn: inhuman treatment]
      2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: mercilessness, pitilessness,
          ruthlessness]
      3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
         [syn: cruelness, harshness]