They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.是什么意思？

They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.

他们从他那里得到的是一个粗鲁无礼的答复，他一贯都是那样的。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

received

adj. 被一般承认的，被认为标准的；v. 收到( receive的过去式和过去分词 )，接到，接纳，接待；

例句
All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.
这套设备受到全球高保真音响专业报刊的赞誉。

characteristically

adv. 典型地，有代表性地；

例句
They received a characteristically brusque reply from him.
他们从他那里得到的是一个粗鲁无礼的答复，他一贯都是那样的。

brusque

adj. 粗鲁的，莽撞的，唐突，疾言厉色；

例句
The doctors are brusque and busy ...
医生们说话简短生硬，十分忙碌。

reply

n. 回答，答复，反应，报复（行动），[法律]答辩；vi. [法律]（原告对被告）答辩，反响，作答，（以行动）做出反应；vt. 回应，作出反应；

例句
Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: 'Wait there.'
还没等我回答他就回头又说了一句：“在那儿等着。”

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。