brutality

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being brutal. countable,uncountable
  2. A cruel or savage act. countable,uncountable
    — ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
  3. The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence. countable,uncountable
    — police brutality

词形变化

brutalities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
police brutality

词源

Etymology tree
English brutal
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English brutality
From brutal + -ity.
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