Brute



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.野兽; 残忍的人
• ［英］ n.野兽 ( an animal) ; 残忍的人 ( a person who is brutal)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy — more at grieve
• Date: 15th century
• 1. of or relating to beasts <the ways of the brute world>
• 2. inanimate 1a
• 3. characteristic of an animal in quality, action, or instinct: as
  • a. cruel, savage <brute violence>
  • b. not working by reason <brute instinct>
• 4. purely physical <brute strength><brute force>
• 5. unrelievedly harsh <brute facts><brute necessity>

II. noun

• Date: 1611
• 1. beast
• 2. a brutal person

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