brute

🇺🇸 /bruːt/ 🇬🇧 /bruːt/
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noun
R

A person who is cruel and harsh.

He was known as a brute to his employees.

彼は社員にとって無慈悲な人だった。

R

An animal, as opposed to a human.

Animals are sometimes referred to as brutes.

動物は時々野蛮者と呼ばれる。

R

A very difficult and unpleasant task or situation.

Dealing with that problem was a brute of a job.

その問題に対処することは骨の折れる仕事だった。

adjective
R

Relying only on physical strength without thought or intelligence.

The door was opened by brute force.

ドアは無作為な力で開かれた。

R

Basic and unpleasant, without refinement or subtlety.

The city's growth was due to brute economic factors.

その都市の発展は基本的な経済要因によるものだった。

R

Lacking the ability to think or reason, like an animal.

The creature acted with brute instinct.

その生き物は原始的な本能で行動した。

translation

n. 暴力的な人, 動物, 困難な仕事
adj. 暴力的な, 原始的な, 本能的な

語形変化

Plural brutes