barbarian

英 [bɑːˈbeəriən]

美 [bɑːrˈberiən]

n.  (古代欧洲原始部落的)野蛮人; 没有文化的人; 粗野的人

复数：barbarians　

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牛津词典

noun

• （古代欧洲原始部落的）野蛮人
  a person long ago in the past who belonged to a European people which was considered wild and uncivilized
  1. barbarian invasions of the fifth century
     五世纪时野蛮人的入侵
• 没有文化的人；粗野的人
  a person who behaves very badly and has no respect for art, education, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （旧时的）野蛮人，未开化的人
  In former times,barbarianswere people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
  1. The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians.
     罗马帝国被日耳曼的野蛮人推翻了。
• N-COUNT 粗野的人；凶残的人
  If you describe someone as abarbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized.
  1. Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian...
     我们的数学老师是个坏蛋，一个彻头彻尾的野蛮人。
  2. We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science.
     我们需要与这种对待科学的野蛮态度作斗争。
• N-COUNT 粗人；没教养的人；缺乏文艺修养的人
  If you refer to people asbarbarians, you mean that they do not know how to behave properly and do not like or understand art and culture.
  1. The people, he thought, looked upon all Americans as barbarians.
     在他看来，这些人觉得美国人素质都很低。

双语例句

• After the Zhou capital was sacked by western barbarian tribes, crown prince Ji Yijiu fled to the east.
  之后，周资本被解雇了西方蛮族，王储继久逃到东。
• The barbarian became a policeman.
  “野人”当上警察了。
• The buffalo looked like it would be the most brutal and dangerous in experienced barbarian hands.
  牛相象，也将是最残酷和危险，在经历了野蛮的手中。
• The people, he thought, looked upon all Americans as barbarians.
  在他看来，这些人觉得美国人素质都很低。
• Did he know that I had been the Barbarian Tyrant?
  他还知道我就是那个野蛮人暴君吗？
• Chinese mind since then are stuffed with barbarian spirit of vulgarity and shamelessness.
  中国人的神志从那时候起就充斥了野蛮，粗俗和无耻。
• The barbarian tribes were arming, the rumour went;
  野蛮人部落都有了武器，流言到处乱飞。
• Play the evil emperor! Build up a roman town and a strong army to defend from savage barbarian tribes!
  玩这个邪恶的皇帝！建立一个罗马城市和强大的军队保卫从野蛮的野蛮人部落！
• And they call me barbarian.
  他们还把我叫野人。
• And Barbarian Nations such as German and Slav were somewhat like naive children.
  野蛮的日耳曼和斯拉夫则象天真的儿童。