单词 | brute |
释义 | brute brute1 —brutelike, adj. —brutely, adv. —bruteness, n. /brooht/, n. 1. a nonhuman creature; beast. 2. a brutal, insensitive, or crude person. 3. the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humankind: Father felt that rough games brought out the brute in us. adj. 4. animal; not human. 5. not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational. 6. characteristic of animals; of brutal character or quality. 7. savage; cruel: brute force. 8. carnal; sensual. [1375-1425; late ME < MF < L brutus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational] Syn. 1. See animal. brute2 /brooht/, v.t., bruted, bruting. to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip. [back formation from bruting a rough hewing (of a diamond), partial trans. of F brutage lit., a roughing, equiv. to brut rough, raw (see BRUTE1) + -age -AGE] |
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