brutality
英 [br?'t?l?t?]
美[br?'t?l?ti]
- n. 無情；殘忍；暴行（需用復數(shù)形式）
暢通詞匯CET6低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?brutalities;副詞:?brutally;形容詞:?brutal;
英文詞源
- brutality (n.)
- 1630s, "savage cruelty, inhuman behavior," from brutal + -ity. Literal sense "condition or state of a brute" is from 1711.
雙語例句
- 1. Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
- 有人指責軍隊中存在著野蠻暴行和盜竊行為。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her experience of men was of domination and brutality.
- 男人給她的感受是支配一切，野蠻殘暴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. "You're well out of it," Christopher said with unconscious brutality.
- “幸虧沒你什么事兒，”克里斯托弗無意中冷冷地說道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
- 罪行之殘暴使公眾大為震驚。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. a general who was infamous for his brutality
- 因殘忍而惡名昭彰的將軍
來自《權(quán)威詞典》