Word · Frequency #21969
brusquely
唐突地；粗率地
in a blunt, direct manner
- 1.
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
以唐突生硬的方式；突然地；粗鲁地。
以唐突生硬的方式；突然地；粗鲁地。；唐突地；粗率地
In use
She brusquely told the waiter to bring the bill.
He brusquely handed the report to his colleague and walked away.
The manager brusquely rejected the proposal without listening to the details.
brusquely + verb
brusquely 可修饰表示说话、拒绝的动词，使语气显得直接生硬。
She brusquely told him to leave.
她唐突地叫他离开。
be brusquely + past participle
被动结构中 brusquely 表明动作执行者的态度。
The request was brusquely denied.
这个请求被粗率地拒绝了。
Brusquely, + clause
置于句首时通常用逗号隔开，用来强调说话人的态度。
Brusquely, he hung up without saying goodbye.
唐突地，他没说再见就挂了电话。
Common mistakes
He answered brusque and left.He answered brusquely and left.
brusque是形容词，不能修饰动词answered；应用副词brusquely修饰动作。
She spoke me brusquely.She spoke to me brusquely.
speak表示“对某人说话”时为不及物动词，须加介词to再接宾语；brusquely修饰speak这个动作。
Connections
Collocations
- ask brusquely
- 唐突地问
- He asked brusquely where she had been.他唐突地问她去了哪里。
- reply brusquely
- 粗率地回答
- She replied brusquely to his question.她粗率地回答了他的问题。
- dismiss brusquely
- 唐突地拒绝
- The manager dismissed the suggestion brusquely.经理唐突地否决了这个建议。
- brusquely cut off
- 粗鲁地打断
- He brusquely cut off her explanation.他粗鲁地打断了她的解释。
- brusquely told
- 唐突地告诉
- She brusquely told him to leave.她唐突地叫他离开。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：brusquely 像 brush（刷子）横扫，动作干脆不绕弯，恰好是“唐突地”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：narrative writing、news reporting、descriptions of speech or behavior brusquely 意为“唐突地、粗率地”，多用于书面或较正式的叙述中，描述某人说话或做事简短而直接、略显不客气；在日常口语中不算很常见，通常可用 bluntly 或 abruptly 表达类似意思。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common exact rhyme. 'brusquely' /ˈbrʊskli/ and 'briskly' /ˈbrɪskli/ share the final /-skli/ sound, but the stressed vowels differ (/ʊ/ vs /ɪ/), so they do not rhyme. 'brusque' and the -esque words ('grotesque', 'picturesque', 'burlesque') are spelling lookalikes that end in /sk/ or /esk/, not /skli/. 'uniquely' looks like it should match '-quely' but is pronounced /juˈniːkli/ (no /s/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.