brutal

brutal
adjective
  1. savagely violent
    残忍的,野蛮的
    a brutal murder.
    一桩残忍的谋杀案。
    ■punishingly unpleasant, hard, or uncomfortable
    残酷的,令人不快的,苛刻的,令人不舒服的
    the brutal morning light.
    令人不舒服的晨光。
    ■without any attempt to disguise unpleasantness
    毫不掩饰不快情绪的
    the brutal honesty of his observations.
    他毫不掩饰不快之情的言论。
派生
brutality
[-ˈtalɪti]
noun
brutally
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'relating to the lower animals'): from Old French, from medieval Latin brutalis, from brutus 'dull, stupid' (see brute)
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