名词

1. The hostages were subjected to extreme brutality.
那些人质遭受惨无人道的对待。

1. 暴行：亲英极端分子同样实行谋杀和各种恐怖活动,一是对IRA的暴行(brutality)做出报复(retaliation),还有就是强调他们的需求. 1976年夏,一个新教家庭主妇Betty Williams因为两个儿童被一辆失控的IRA车辆撞死感到很恐怖,

2. 残忍：Vehemence/激情 | Brutality/残忍 | Exposure/曝光

3. 残酷、惨无人道：棒打bludgeon | 残酷、惨无人道brutality | 绞死strangulation

4. 残忍的：corrupt 贪污的 | brutality 残忍的 | bribery 受贿的

1. 野蛮行径；残暴行为
Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.

e.g. Her experience of men was of domination and brutality.
男人给她的感受是支配一切，野蛮残暴。
e.g. ...police brutality.
警察的残暴行为

noun

1. a brutal barbarous savage act

Synonym: barbaritybarbarismsavagery

2. the trait of extreme cruelty

Synonym: ferociousnessviciousnesssavagery