| 英语单词 | barbarian |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [bɑː'beəriən] 美 [bɑːr'beriən] |
| 中文释义 | n.野蛮人 adj.野蛮的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The barbarians conquered Rome. (2) To the barbarian of the lower stage, a slave was valueless . (3) The barbarian defiled the church by use it as stable. (4) Rome went down before the barbarian invaders. (5) The walled city was attacked by barbarian hordes. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 野蛮人征服了罗马。 (2) 对于低级阶段的野蛮人来说,奴隶是没有价值的。 (3) 蛮夷人把教堂当作畜牲圈,使其受到玷污。 (4) 罗马被野蛮的侵略者所征服。 (5) 那座有城墙的城市遭到野蛮部落的袭击。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Barbarian is an insulting word for a person from an uncivilized culture or a person with no manners. Barbarians aren't known for their etiquette. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Those barbarians — back in ancient times they were always invading and pillaging and generally unleashing their fury on the more "civilized" Greeks and Romans. The barbarian hordes are long gone, but we still use this word as an insult for anyone who's acting rude, uncultured, or particularly savage. If you pick up a whole turkey leg and start gnawing like an animal at the dinner table, the other guests might call you a barbarian. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](旧时的)野蛮人,未开化的人 In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]粗野的人;凶残的人 If you describe someone as a barbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]粗人;没教养的人;缺乏文艺修养的人 If you refer to people as barbarians, you mean that they do not know how to behave properly and do not like or understand art and culture. [disapproval]
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