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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. brutality是什么意思

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

1. a brutal barbarous savage act

    Synonym: barbaritybarbarismsavagery

2. the trait of extreme cruelty

    Synonym: ferociousnessviciousnesssavagery