bruteKK [brut] /bɹut/發音名詞1殘暴的人、惡棍、畜生He was a brute who terrorized everyone in the village.他是個殘暴的惡棍，讓全村的人都提心吊膽。2野獸、畜生、牲畜舊式The hunters treated the wounded brute with surprising care.獵人們對那頭受傷的野獸出乎意料地細心照顧。3壯漢、大塊頭口語That brute of a man carried the fridge up alone.那個大塊頭一個人就把冰箱搬上樓。形容詞1蠻力的、純憑力氣的多用於 brute force/strengthThey opened the rusted door by brute force alone.他們純憑蠻力把那扇生鏽的門撞開。2殘暴的、野獸般的、無理性的The regime kept control through brute violence and fear.那個政權靠殘暴的暴力和恐懼維持統治。3赤裸裸的、無可否認的正式The brute fact is that we cannot afford this project.赤裸裸的事實就是我們負擔不起這個專案。