brute

noun

/bruːt/

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(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
an animal, as opposed to a human being
- We, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect on our experiences.
brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant
- That was a brute of an exam paper.

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.

adjective

/bruːt/

[only before noun]

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involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence
- brute force/strength
basic and unpleasant
- the brute facts of inequality
- Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics.
unable to think or reason, like an animal
- brute beasts/animals
- What distinguishes humans from the rest of the brute creation?

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.

单词	brute
释义	brute noun /bruːt/ /bruːt/ jump to other results (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 an animal, as opposed to a human being We, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect on our experiences. brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant That was a brute of an exam paper. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’. brute adjective /bruːt/ /bruːt/ [only before noun] jump to other results involving physical strength only and not thought or intelligence brute force/strength basic and unpleasant the brute facts of inequality Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics. unable to think or reason, like an animal brute beasts/animals What distinguishes humans from the rest of the brute creation? Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.
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