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They’re brutal people behind their civilised veneer.是什么意思？

They’re brutal people behind their civilised veneer.

他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

相关词汇
brutal people behind their civilised veneer

brutal

adj. 野蛮的，残忍的，不讲理的，无情的；
例句
He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；
例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

behind

prep. （表示位置）在…的后面，支持，（表示顺序）在身后，（表示比较）落后于；adv. 在后面，向后，在后面较远处，（落）在后面；n. 〈口〉屁股；
例句
Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.
当尼尔从后面走过来时，肯正在付账。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；
例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

civilised

adj. 文明的，非野蛮的，有礼貌的，有教养的；
例句
The Indians, in turn, were charmed by the famous author's cultured and civilised outlook...
而印第安人呢，则为那位著名作家有教养的、开化的见解而折服。

veneer

n. 饰面，护面，外饰，虚饰，表层饰板，薄木片；vt. 给…镶以饰片，虚饰，粉饰，镶盖，胶合；
例句
A thin veneer of law and order barely keeps the seething, bubbling cauldron of chaos and anarchy in check.
表面上的几条法令基本控制不住无政府混乱局面的湍流涌动。
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He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索权当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力。
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Fate has willed it otherwise.
命运偏不如此安排。
Almighty God/God Almighty appeared to Jacob in the land of Canaan.
全能之神在迦南福地对雅各显灵。
The moon is shining through the window.
月光透过窗户照进来。
Her speech evoked great anger.
她的讲话引起了极大的愤慨。
to an unpardonable degree
达到不可原谅的程度
Now we have renovated our old bathroom, my husband has taken to having a shower every morning.
因为我们已整修翻新了我们的旧浴室, 我丈夫已习惯于每天早晨淋浴。
He is lame of both legs.
他两条腿都残废了。
The nation's internal affairs are bad.
这个国家的内部情况很乱。
His conviction caused rioting in the streets.
他被判有罪,引起了街头骚动。
The arrival of reinforcements sealed our victory.
增援部队的到来决定了我们的胜利。