At the trial, she claimed that years of abuse from her violent husband had driven her to kill him.审判时,她称多年来被暴戾的丈夫虐待,这逼得她杀了他。He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.他冲着暴戾的父亲的头部猛击了一下,把他打死了。The high crime rate is a reflection of the violence of our society.高犯罪率反映出我们这个社会的暴戾。She has a bad/hot/quick/terrible/violent temper.她性情不好/暴躁/急躁/糟糕/暴戾。