Heartlessness is the name for that cruel quality — having no pity — treated as a thing you can talk about. You reach for it when the cruelty itself is the point, not just one person: the heartlessness of the decision.

Heartlessness isheartlessness指的是 the name for that cruel quality那種殘酷特質的名稱——having no pity沒有一絲同情心——treated as a thing you can talk about把它當成一個可以拿來討論的東西。You reach for it你會用這個詞 when the cruelty itself is the point當殘酷本身才是重點的時候， not just one person而不只是針對某一個人： the heartlessness of the decision比方說「這項決定的heartlessness（無情）」。

It is a heavy, rather formal noun. Though actually, in conversation people much more often say They were so heartless or That was cruel.

It is這是 a heavy, rather formal noun一個沉重、相當正式的名詞。Though actually不過其實，in conversation在對話裡 people much more often say人們更常說 They were so heartless「他們太無情了」 or或是 That was cruel「那太殘忍了」。

Save the noun for when you are naming the quality, as in an essay, a news story, or a careful complaint. It is not usually counted: we do not say a heartlessness the way we say a cruelty in some styles. The meaning is the same harsh one as heartless; the noun just lets you hold the quality still and look at it.

Save the noun把這個名詞留著 for when you are naming the quality用在你要指名那種特質的時候， as in an essay比方一篇文章、a news story一則新聞，or或是 a careful complaint一場字斟句酌的抱怨。It is not usually counted它通常不當可數名詞用：we do not say "a heartlessness"我們不會說"a heartlessness"， the way we say a cruelty像某些用法裡會說"a cruelty"那樣。The meaning is the same harsh one as heartless它的意思跟heartless一樣嚴厲；the noun just lets you只是這個名詞讓你能 hold the quality still and look at it把那種特質定住、看個清楚。