human being 的意思是“人类”,是指人这个物种。
human 是“人”的意思。
being 是“存在者”的意思。
所以,human being 合在一起就是“人类”,指的是人这个物种,与动物或其他物种相区别。
human being 不同于 person。
person 更多表示“个人”,强调一个独立的个体。
而 human being 更多从物种的角度来表示“人类”。
所以在讨论人类时,我们通常用human being,例如:
Human beings evolved from apes. 人类是从猿猴进化来的。
What makes human beings different from animals? 人类与动物的区别是什么?
Human being 表示整个人类。
human和human being有以下区别：
（一）human强调“人群”，human being强调“个人”， 基本上 human = human beings ，但不可以说 human = human being。
（二）在一些惯用的表达，两者不能互换，例如疾病的“人传人”叫human to human transmission，但不可以说 human being to human being transmission.
（三）human可以做形容词，human being不可以。
拓展资料
human
1、Its rate of growth was fast — much more like that of an ape than that of a human.
它的发育速度很快——更像猿，而不像人。
2、We're not perfect. We're only human.
我们并不完美。我们只是凡人。
3、The United Nations Secretary-General has spoken of the need for individual freedoms and human rights.
联合国秘书长谈到保证个人自由和人权的必要性。
4、He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues
他只是含蓄地提到了国际社会对人权问题的关注。
5、Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.
有关侵犯人权的部分在报告中占据了显要地位。
human being
1、Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on world without end.
每个人都会死，但人类却永无止境。
2、Watch any young human being, or any other young animal.
注意儿童或其他幼小动物。
3、In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
改善自己境况的愿望人皆有之。
4、Physical perfection in a human being is exceedingly rare.
体貌完美的人极为罕见。
5、No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.
世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。