凶残

• 拼音: xiōng cán
• 汉字拆解: 凶 = 凵 + 乂 (fierce/inauspicious); 残 = 歹 + 戋 (cruel/brutal/残忍)

含义

Brutal and cruel; ferocious and savage. Describes extreme cruelty combined with ferocity, typically in contexts of violence or crime.

A strong negative adjective. Stronger than 残忍 alone; 凶 adds ferocity to cruelty. Used to describe criminals, acts of violence, or aggressive predatory animals. Common in formal and journalistic writing.

例句

1. 法庭在审理这起凶残的犯罪案件时，所有陪审员都深感震惊与强烈愤慨。
2. 这名凶残的连环罪犯最终被判处死刑，正义得到了彰显。
3. 野外探险者必须了解当地凶残动物的习性，以采取有效的防范措施。

用法指南

语境: law, crime reporting, news

语气: negative

正确说法

• 警方公布了这名凶残罪犯的犯罪经历，提醒市民提高自我防范意识。(Police released the criminal history of this brutal offender, reminding residents to heighten their self-protection awareness.)
• 历史上一些凶残的暴君以极端暴力维持统治，最终走向众叛亲离的覆灭。(Some brutal tyrants in history maintained their rule through extreme violence, ultimately meeting their downfall amid universal condemnation.)

错误说法

• 凶残的天气 — 凶残 describes human or animal brutality; for severe weather use 恶劣 or 猛烈; applying 凶残 to inanimate phenomena is a category error

起源与历史

凶 (ferocious/fierce) + 残 (cruel/brutal) — ferocity and cruelty combined

文化背景

时代: Traditional to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal