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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Collins.1 / BNC.12139 / COCA.14613

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。

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