brutish + noun
brutish 作定语修饰名词。
His brutish behavior shocked everyone.
他畜生般的行为震惊了所有人。
畜生般的;野蛮的;残忍的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
畜生般的;野蛮的;残忍的
beast-like; lacking human feeling
His brutish behavior shocked everyone.
他畜生般的行为震惊了所有人。
野兽般的
Of, or in the manner of a brute.
类似野兽;表现出缺乏人类感情
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
兽性的;缺乏人类感情的
Bestial; lacking human sensibility.
His brutish manners at the table embarrassed everyone.
他在餐桌上的粗野举止让每个人都很尴尬。
AI contextual example
The guard's brutish tone made the visitors uneasy.
警卫粗鲁的语气让访客们感到不安。
AI contextual example
They lived in a brutish world where only strength mattered.
他们生活在一个只有力量才算数的野蛮世界里。
AI contextual example
a dull and brutish man
一个迟钝又野蛮的男人
WordNet
brutish 作定语修饰名词。
His brutish behavior shocked everyone.
他畜生般的行为震惊了所有人。
brutish 作表语,描述主语特征。
The guards were brutish and cruel.
那些守卫粗野残忍。
brutish 后接 to 表示对待某人的方式。
He was brutish to his subordinates.
他对下属野蛮粗暴。
Not this
He is a brutish.
Use this
He is brutish.
“Brutish” 是形容词,不能直接用作名词指代人。可以说 “a brute” 或 “a brutish man”,但形容词单独使用时不加冠词。
Not this
The weather is brutish today.
Use this
The weather is brutal today.
“Brutish” 通常描述人或行为粗野、像野兽,而 “brutal” 才用于形容天气严酷或极端。二者含义不同,不宜混用。
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野蛮行为;兽行
His brutish behavior at the meeting shocked everyone.
他在会议上的野蛮行为让所有人震惊。
野蛮的人;粗野的人
The brutish man refused to listen to any reason.
那个野蛮的人拒绝听从任何道理。
野蛮的生活
They led a brutish life in the wilderness.
他们在荒野中过着野蛮的生活。
兽性;残忍的本性
His brutish nature showed when he became angry.
他生气时暴露出残忍的本性。
野蛮的暴力;残暴
The film depicts the brutish violence of war.
这部电影描绘了战争的野蛮残暴。
污秽、野蛮而短暂的
Hobbes described life in a state of nature as nasty, brutish, and short.
霍布斯把自然状态下的生活描述为污秽、野蛮而短暂的。
(生活或境遇)肮脏、野蛮而短暂;险恶又短暂
He summed up their expedition as nasty, brutish, and short.
他把他们的远征概括为肮脏、野蛮而短暂。
语出托马斯·霍布斯《利维坦》,意为:人的生活是孤独、贫困、卑污、野蛮而短促的。
The war left them in a brutish struggle for survival.
战争使他们陷入为了生存而进行的野蛮争斗。
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Brutish 由 brute(野兽)加 -ish(像…的)构成,联想野兽般的野蛮、残忍,缺乏人类情感。
语域:formal 常见场景:literary descriptions、philosophical essays brutish 比较常见于文学作品或正式书面语,形容人像野兽一样缺乏人性或情感。该词语体偏正式,选用时可根据上下文风格判断。
没有常见词与 brutish(/ˈbrutɪʃ/)真正押韵。British(/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/)是形近词,但第一个元音不同(/ɪ/ 和 /u/)。fish、wish、rubbish 等只共享词尾的 /ɪʃ/ 音,由于在 brutish 中该音节不重读,所以也不构成押韵。
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