brute

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n. 畜生, 残忍或好色之人 a. 残忍的, 无理性的, 畜生的

发音

UK /bɹuːt/
US /bɹut/

词形变化

brutes 复数 brutes brutes 三单 bruting 现在分词 bruted 过去式 bruted 过去分词 brutest more brute 比较级 most brute 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted.

    One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail."

  3. 3.

    A kind of powerful spotlight.

    媒体
  4. 4.

    One who has not yet matriculated.

    英国 古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.

    及物
  2. 1.

    Obsolete spelling of bruit.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Without reason or intelligence (of animals).

    a brute beast

  2. 2.

    Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).

  3. 3.

    Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.

    the brute earth; the brute powers of nature

  4. 4.

    Crude, unpolished.

  5. 5.

    Strong, blunt, and spontaneous; being purely physical in nature.

    I got the door open through brute force.

  6. 6.

    Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.

    brute violence

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

animal wolf beast creature savage wildcat fauna

上位词 6

being attacker organism assailant aggressor assaulter

下位词 10

young game mate female male giant adult pet prey survivor

部分词 3

head face caput
形容词

同义词 4

brutal beastly brutish bestial

近义相关 1

inhumane

相关短语

brute force [计] 硬算, 强制; 强力程序 brute fact brute facts brute forces brute forcing brute forced brute for punishment brute strength brute de forge et tu, Brute

词源

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru).

来源：wiktionary