brunt
意味
- (攻撃の)主力,ほこ先
例文
The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
議長が批判の矢面に立った。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English brunt, bront (“sudden onset, attack, charge, blow”), from Old Norse brundr or brundtíð (“oestrus, rut”) (from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz), or bruna (“to rush”, literally “to advance like wildfire”) (see brenna).