barbarian

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bar·bar·i·an /bɑːˈbeəriən $ bɑːrˈber-/ noun [countableC]

1 SANSHsomeone from a different tribe or land, who people believe to be wild and not civilized 野蛮人，未开化的人

The Roman Empire came under severe pressure from the barbarians across the Rhine.

罗马帝国受到了来自莱茵河对岸的蛮族的巨大压力。

2 BAD PERSONsomeone who does not behave properly, and does not show proper respect for education, art etc 大老粗，无教养的人，粗野的人

The youths were described as uncivilised barbarians who savagely attacked innocent victims.

那些青年人凶残地袭击无辜的人，被描述为缺乏教养的野蛮人。

3. someone who behaves in a way that is cruel and uncivilized 残酷野蛮的人，残暴的人

Examples from the Corpus

barbarian• His friends are a bunch of barbarians - they don't even wash their hands before they eat.• Other poets celebrated the victories of the Seleucids and of the Attalids against the same barbarians.• We have brought the barbarian across the Rhine in order to help defend our frontiers.• Next day the barbarians strove with no better success.• Is Gates the barbarian at the gates of the banks?• He was not the man to deny the Romans access to the wealth of the barbarians.• The barbarians conquered Rome.• A quick end, rather than torture and rape at the hands of those barbarians in the hall.• It has often been noted that while barbarians fight with hatchets, civilised men fight with gossip.

Origin barbarian

(1300-1400) Old French barbarien, from Latin barbarus; → BARBAROUS

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