brutish 英 [ˈbru:tɪʃ]   美 [ˈbrutɪʃ]

brutish

brutish  英 [ˈbru:tɪʃ] 美 [ˈbrutɪʃ]

adj. 粗野的;残忍的;野兽般的 

LIFE at the bottom is nasty, brutish and short. 底层社会的人们生活污秽肮脏、粗野鄙陋、一无所有。
For most of humankind life was as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described it in 1651—" solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." 大多数人的生活就像英国哲学家托马斯·霍布斯1651年所作的著名描述那样:“孤独、贫穷、肮脏、粗野、浅薄。”

  • Use the adjective brutish to describe someone who is so cruel or violent that he seems more like an wild animal than a human. A brutish king will be deeply disliked by his subjects.
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  • adj. 粗野的;残忍的;野兽般的
  • 1. LIFE at the bottom is nasty, brutish and short.

    底层社会的人们生活污秽肮脏、粗野鄙陋、一无所有。

  • 2. For most of humankind life was as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described it in 1651—" solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

    大多数人的生活就像英国哲学家托马斯·霍布斯1651年所作的著名描述那样:“孤独、贫穷、肮脏、粗野、浅薄。”

  • brutish (adj.) 1530s, "pertaining to animals," from brute (n.) + -ish. In reference to humans, "uncultured, stupid," from 1550s. Related: Brutishly; brutishness.
bru·tish / ˈbruːtɪʃ ; NAmE ˈbruːtɪʃ / adjective unkind and violent and not showing thought or intelligence 残忍的;粗野的;蛮横的 bru·tish·ness / ˈbruːtɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈbruːtɪʃnəs / noun [uncountable ] bru·tish / ˈbruːtɪʃ ; NAmE ˈbruːtɪʃ / bru·tish·ness / ˈbruːtɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈbruːtɪʃnəs /
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