| 单词 | brute |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [bru:t] |
| 解释 | n./a.野兽(的)；残忍的(人) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.野兽(an animal)；残忍的人(a person who is brutal) |
| 字源 | brute (adj.) early 15c., "of or belonging to animals," from Middle French brut "coarse, brutal, raw, crude," from Latin brutus "heavy, dull, stupid," an Oscan word, from PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Before reaching English the meaning expanded to "of the lower animals." Used of human beings from 1530s. brute (n.) 1610s, from brute (adj.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (粗暴的, 麻木不仁的)残忍的人; 畜生 【例】brute strength 蛮力 brute courage 匹夫之勇She is a brute to me 她虐待我. 【记】brut野兽－残忍的人 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】beast 野兽 |
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