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brutality

/bruːˈtæləti/C1

残暴 / 野蛮行为 (n.)

`brutality` 指极端的残酷或暴力行径。句子列举了当时城市/警局的问题之一:警察的 `brutality`。常见搭配:`police brutality`。

The '70s were not a good time for the city or for the department--
corruption, brutality, sexism.
Diaz and Santiago never would have made detective,
brutality — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E08 · ReelWord