Brutal



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.残忍的; 严酷的
• ［英］ adj.残忍的 ( savage, violent) ; 严酷的 ( very harsh and rigorous)
• ［同］ 派生词: brutality ( n.残酷, 兽行)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brutus — more at brute
• Date: 15th century
• 1. archaic typical of beasts ; animal
• 2. befitting a brute: as
  • a. grossly ruthless or unfeeling <a brutal slander>
  • b. cruel, cold-blooded <a brutal attack>
  • c. harsh, severe <brutal weather>
  • d. unpleasantly accurate and incisive <the brutal truth>
  • e. very bad or unpleasant <a brutal mistake>
• ? brutally adverb
• Synonyms:
  • brutal, brutish, bestial, feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity <a senseless and brutal war>. brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct<brutish stupidity>. bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts<bestial depravity>. feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals<the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses>.

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