brusque
/brʊsk/adjective
- abrupt or offhand in speech or manner(言语或举止上)唐突的, 无礼的:
she could be brusque and impatient.
她可能会唐突无礼而且不耐烦。
派生词
brusquely
adverbbrusqueness
nounbrusquerie
/ˌbrʌskəˈriː/ noun (archaic 〈古〉)词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, 'lively, fierce', from Italian brusco 'sour'.