1702; plural of humanity, which was used in English from late 15c. in a sense "class of studies concerned with human culture" (opposed variously at different times to divinity or sciences). Latin literae humaniores, they were those branches of literature (ancient classics, rhetoric, poetry) which tended to humanize or refine.
雙語例句
1. Dalian University offers courses in science and in the humanities.
大連大學(xué)開設(shè)自然科學(xué)和人文科學(xué)課程.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. She has a background in humanities and modern languages.
她學(xué)過人文學(xué)科和現(xiàn)代語言.
來自辭典例句
3. I prefer science to the humanities.
我喜愛自然科學(xué),不喜歡人文科學(xué).
來自辭典例句
4. She later taught in Girls College of Humanities of Tsinghua University and Yenching University.
曾在燕京大學(xué)、清華大學(xué)女子文理學(xué)院任教.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 中國現(xiàn)代小說
5. The humanities and amenities of life had no attraction for him -- its peaceful enjoyments no charm.