詞語：brute
brute是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
brute
[bru:t]
adj.
殘忍的, 畜生般的
n.
殘忍的人, 畜生
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
brute
brute
AHD:[br?t]
D.J.[bru8t]
K.K.[brut]
n.（名詞）
(1)An animal; a beast.
畜生；野獸
(2)A brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
殘忍的人，粗暴的人，麻木不仁的人
adj.（形容詞）
(1)Of or relating to beasts; animal:
野獸的：
「None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter」(Henry David Thoreau)
「所有野蠻的動物需要的只是食物和棲息所而已」(亨利·戴維·索羅)
(2)Characteristic of a brute, especially:
象野獸一樣的，尤指：
(3)Entirely physical:
完全是肉體上的：
brute force.
蠻力
(4)Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence:
沒有理性的，沒有智慧的：
a brute impulse.
獸性的衝動
(5)Savage; cruel:
野蠻的，殘忍的：
brute coercion.
殘酷的威逼
(6)Unremittingly severe:
嚴酷的：
was driven to steal food through brute necessity.
由於極其困窘被迫去偷食
(7)Coarse; brutish.
粗野的；愚蠢的
語源
(1)From Middle English [nonhuman]
源自 中古英語 [非人類]
(2)from Old French brut
源自 古法語 brut
(3)from Latin br?s [stupid] * see g wer…- 1
源自 拉丁語 br?s [愚笨的] *參見 g wer…- 1
繼承用法
brut「ism
n.（名詞）
參考詞彙
(1)brute， animal， brutish， brutal， beastly， bestial
(2)These adjectives apply to what is more characteristic of lower animals than of human beings.
這些形容詞都表示具有較低等動物而不是人的特徵的。
(3)Brute, the least derogatory, stresses a lack of the understanding or sensibility regarded as distinguishing people from animals:
Brute 最具褒義，強調缺乏理解力和敏感性，而這兩點使人與動物區分開來：
brute force.
蠻力。
(4)Animal emphasizes physical nature as opposed to intellect or spirit:
Animal 強調與智力、精神相對的生理性質；
animal vitality.
動物的活力。
(5)Brutish stresses marked lack of human refinement and sensitivity:
Brutish 強調明顯缺乏教養和敏感；
He had the look of a dull and brutish man.
他看起來是個遲鈍粗野的人。
(6)Brutal emphasizes unfeeling cruelty:
Brutal 強調無情，殘忍：
「the brutal amusements of the bullbaiting or the cockpit」 (William Howitt). Both beastly and bestial imply degeneracy or moral degradation:
「縱狗咬牛或鬥雞的殘酷娛樂」 （威廉·豪威特）。beastly 和 beastial 含有墮落，道德腐化的意思：
indulging beastly desires;
放縱的獸慾；
bestial and sordid drunkenness.
骯髒污穢的醉酒。
(7)Beastly, however, is often used to characterize what is merely very disagreeable:
Beastly 常用來指僅僅給人造成不愉快的東西：
What a beastly storm!
多麼可惡的暴風雨！
現代英漢詞典
brute
[bru:t]
n.
(1)野獸
(2)不幸的動物
The horse broke its leg, the poor brute.
那匹馬跌斷了腿，可憐的馬。
(3)殘酷無情的人
詞性變化
brute
adj.
殘忍的； 蠻橫的；粗野的
brute strength
暴力；蠻力
現代英漢綜合大辭典
brute
[bru:t]
n.
(1)獸類, 畜牲
(2)愚蠢或殘暴的人
(3)獸性
He is a brute to his children.
他虐待子女。
詞性變化
brute
[bru:t]
adj.
(1)畜牲的, 畜牲般的
(2)殘忍的; 粗野的
(3)無理性的
(4)愚蠢的
(5)好色的
brute courage
匹夫之勇
brute strength
蠻力; 暴力
Man has struggled long against the brute forces of nature.
長期以來, 人類一直在同無情的自然力作鬥爭。
繼承用法
brutehood
n.
野性[野獸]的特性
brutelike
adj.
brutely
adv.
bruteness
n.
英文相關詞典
brute
Christian
美國傳統詞典
brute
brute
AHD:[br?t]
D.J.[bru8t]
K.K.[brut]
n.
(1)An animal; a beast.
(2)A brutal, crude, or insensitive person.
adj.
(1)Of or relating to beasts; animal:
「None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter」(Henry David Thoreau)
(2)Characteristic of a brute, especially:
(3)Entirely physical:
brute force.
(4)Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence:
a brute impulse.
(5)Savage; cruel:
brute coercion.
(6)Unremittingly severe:
was driven to steal food through brute necessity.
(7)Coarse; brutish.
語源
(1)From Middle English [nonhuman]
(2)from Old French brut
(3)from Latin br?s [stupid] * see g wer…- 1
繼承用法
brut「ism
n.
參考詞彙
(1)brute, animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial
(2)These adjectives apply to what is more characteristic of lower animals than of human beings.
(3)Brute, the least derogatory, stresses a lack of the understanding or sensibility regarded as distinguishing people from animals:
brute force.
(4)Animal emphasizes physical nature as opposed to intellect or spirit:
animal vitality.
(5)Brutish stresses marked lack of human refinement and sensitivity:
He had the look of a dull and brutish man.
(6)Brutal emphasizes unfeeling cruelty:
「the brutal amusements of the bullbaiting or the cockpit」 (William Howitt). Both beastly and bestial imply degeneracy or moral degradation:
indulging beastly desires;
bestial and sordid drunkenness.
(7)Beastly, however, is often used to characterize what is merely very disagreeable:
What a beastly storm!
朗文英漢綜合電腦詞典
brute
【修】強制，粗暴
英漢地質大詞典
brute
n.粗磨,粗型
英漢廣播大詞典
brute
n.大型弧光聚光燈
英漢化學大詞典
brute
n.畜生;adj.畜生的
英漢計算機大詞典
brute
n.畜生;adj.畜生的