the brutal suppression of anti-government protests.
对反政府抗议行动的残酷镇压。
2.?直言不讳的 , 直截了当的
If someone expresses something unpleasant with brutal honesty or frankness, they express it in a clear and accurate way, without attempting to disguise its unpleasantness.
双语例句
例：
It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty.