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单词 brute
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brute

noun
/bruːt/
/bruːt/
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  1. (sometimes humorous) a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel way
    • His father was a drunken brute.
    • You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!
    • an ugly brute
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. an animal, as opposed to a human being
    • We, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect on our experiences.
  3. brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant
    • That was a brute of an exam paper.
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.

brute

adjective
/bruːt/
/bruːt/
[only before noun]
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  1. involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence
    • brute force/strength
  2. basic and unpleasant
    • the brute facts of inequality
    • Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics.
  3. unable to think or reason, like an animal
    • brute beasts/animals
    • What distinguishes humans from the rest of the brute creation?
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.
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