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词汇 brute-fact
释义 brute fact
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbruːt ˈfækt/ us /ˌbruːt ˈfækt/
something, especially something unpleasant, that is known to be true and cannot be ignored:
The brute fact is that we are never going to be able to sell this house.
All her theories about human nature are contradicted by the brute facts of history.
In his novels he illuminates certain brute facts about the human condition.
The brute fact was that old age had made her angry and resentful rather than wise.
The brute fact is that we are nothing but blood and bone and meat.
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