| 单词 | barbarian |
| 释义 | barbarian (once / 545 pages) nadj 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. 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. WORD FAMILYbarbarian: barbarians USAGE EXAMPLESLikewise, a Utah State University guide to Rome claims that “barbarian forces overran western Europe, spelling the end of an era.” Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) At that big-ticket event, according to the Hollywood Reporter, he referred to Trump as a “barbarian,” while lavishing praise on the former secretary of state. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) He said blacks were cannibals, barbarians and savages in Africa and it was foolish to think they would be any different in the United States. Seattle Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1n a member of an uncivilized people Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper savage Odovacar Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493) anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater a person who eats human flesh head-shrinker, headhuntera savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies hunter-gatherera member of a hunting and gathering society Vandala member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455 primitive, primitive person a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization 2n a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Syn|Hyper Goth, boor, churl, peasant, tike, tyke disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable 3adj without civilizing influences barbarian invaders Syn barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild noncivilised, noncivilized not having a high state of culture and social development |
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