| 释义 |
brute/bru:t/ n. & adj.●n. 1a a brutal or violent person or animal 残暴的人；野兽 b colloq. an unpleasant person [口]可恶的人 2 an animal as opposed to a human being 野兽，畜牲 ●adj. (usu. 通常作 attrib.) 1 not possessing the capacity to reason 无理性的 2a animal-like, cruel 兽性的；残忍的 b stupid, sensual 愚蠢的；肉欲的 3 unthinking, merely material 无思想的；无感觉的 brute force 暴力； brute matter 非生物 □ brutehood n.□ brutish adj.□ brutishly adv.□ brutishness n.[French from Latin brutus ‘stupid’] |