mistreatment
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How to pronounce mistreatment in British English:
英 [ˌmɪs'tri:tmənt]
How to pronounce mistreatment in American English:
美 [mɪsˈtritmənt]
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- Noun:
- the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
单词词源
- mistreatment (n.)
- 1716, from mistreat + -ment.
双语例句
- 1. All appear to involve mistreatment that frequently ends in death .
- 2. For the very poor , the pressures to bear sons result in mistreatment of both the baby girl and mother .
- 3. Wal-mart had not been accused of any specific mistreatment of its workers .
- 4. In march , female students in the south-western city of abha rioted against alleged corruption and mistreatment by university administrators .
- 5. After a report 12 years ago cast light on the plight of the stolen generations , other victims of institutional mistreatment agitated for redress as well .