brutal

1. ADJ A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. 殘暴的

He was the victim of a very brutal murder. 他是一樁異常殘暴的謀殺案的受害者。

...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests. …對反政府抗議行動的殘酷鎮壓。

2. brutallyADV 殘暴地

Her real parents had been brutally murdered. 她的親生父母已被殘暴地殺害了。

3. ADJ If someone expresses something unpleasant with brutal honesty or frankness, they express it in a clear and accurate way, without attempting to disguise its unpleasantness. 不畱情麪的 (誠實、直白)

It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty. 不畱情麪的誠實地談論他們自己和他們的感情令人耳目一新。

4. brutallyADV 不畱情麪地

The talks had been brutally frank. 那些談話不畱情麪地坦率。