barbarian

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n. 野蛮人 a. 野蛮的

发音

UK /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/
US /bɑɹˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/

词形变化

barbarians 复数 barbarians

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen.

    历史
  2. 2.

    An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

    野蛮人

    番子

    蛮人

  3. 3.

    A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.

    贬义
  4. 4.

    Someone from a developing country or backward culture.

    落后的人

    贬义
  5. 5.

    A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.

    野蛮人

  6. 6.

    A cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy.

    贬义
  7. 7.

    A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.

    贬义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

    野蛮

    不文明

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词源

From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).

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