单词乎

brute

音标[bru:t]

汉语翻译

n. 畜生, 残忍或好色之人
a. 残忍的, 无理性的, 畜生的

词型变化

名词:brutism 

词意辨析

animal, beast, creature, brute, cattle
这些名词均含“动物”之意。
animal: 普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
beast: 指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。
creature: 通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。
brute: 特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。
cattle: 指大牲畜,尤其指牛。

英语解释

名词 brute:

  1. a cruelly rapacious person
    同义词:beast, wolf, savage, wildcat
  2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    同义词:animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna

形容词 brute:

  1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    同义词:beastly, bestial, brutish

例句

  1. His father was a drunken brute.
    他的父亲是个酗酒成性、冷酷无情的人。
  2. That dog looks a real brute.
    那条狗真像一只野兽。
  3. You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!
    你真没良心,又把我的生日忘了!
  4. That dog is a dangerous brute; it bites people.
    那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。

详细解释


brute

n.(名词)
An animal; a beast.
畜生;野兽
A brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
残忍的人,粗暴的人,麻木不仁的人
adj.(形容词)
Of or relating to beasts; animal:
野兽的,野蛮的:兽性的或与其相关的;野兽的:
例句:
.None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter.(Henry David Thoreau)
.所有野蛮的动物需要的只是食物和栖息所而已.(亨利·戴维·梭罗)

Characteristic of a brute, especially:
象野兽一样的,尤指:
Entirely physical:
完全是肉体上的:
例句:
brute force.
蛮力

Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence:
没有理性的,没有智慧的:
例句:
a brute impulse.
兽性的冲动

Savage; cruel:
野蛮的;残忍的:
例句:
brute coercion.
残酷的威逼

Unremittingly severe:
严酷的:
例句:
was driven to steal food through brute necessity.
由于极其困窘被迫去偷食

Coarse; brutish.
粗野的;愚蠢的

来源:
From Middle English [nonhuman]
源自 中古英语 [非人类]
from Old French brut
源自 古法语 brut
from Latin brôtus [stupid] * see g wer…-
源自 拉丁语 brôtus [愚笨的] *参见 g wer…-

【引伸】
brut.ism
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>brute,animal,brutish,brutal,beastly,bestialThese adjectives apply to what is more characteristic of lower animals than of human beings.
这些形容词都表示具有较低等动物而不是人的特征的。
Brute, the least derogatory,stresses a lack of the understanding or sensibility regarded as distinguishing people from animals:
Brute 最具褒义,强调缺乏理解力和敏感性,而这两点使人与动物区分开来:
例句:
brute force.
蛮力。

Animal emphasizes physical nature as opposed to intellect or spirit:
Animal 强调与智力、精神相对的生理性质;
例句:
animal vitality.
动物的活力。

Brutish stresses marked lack of human refinement and sensitivity:
Brutish 强调明显缺乏教养和敏感;
例句:
He had the look of a dull and brutish man.
他看起来是个迟钝粗野的人。

Brutal emphasizes unfeeling cruelty:
Brutal 强调无情,残忍:
例句:
.the brutal amusements of the bullbaiting or the cockpit. (William Howitt).Bothbeastly and bestial imply degeneracy or moral degradation:
.纵狗咬牛或斗鸡的残酷娱乐. (威廉·豪威特)。beastlybeastial 含有堕落,道德腐化的意思:

例句:
indulging beastly desires;
放纵的兽欲;

例句:
bestial and sordid drunkenness.
肮脏污秽的醉酒。

Beastly, however, is often used to characterize what is merely very disagreeable:
Beastly 常用来指仅仅给人造成不愉快的东西:
例句:
What a beastly storm!
多么可恶的暴风雨!


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