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(舊時(shí)的)野蠻人,未開化的人
In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
例句
The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians.
羅馬帝國(guó)被日耳曼的野蠻人推翻了。
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粗野的人;兇殘的人
If you describe someone as a barbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized.
例句
Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian...
我們的數(shù)學(xué)老師是個(gè)壞蛋,一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的野蠻人。
We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science.
我們需要與這種對(duì)待科學(xué)的野蠻態(tài)度作斗爭(zhēng)。
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粗人;沒(méi)教養(yǎng)的人;缺乏文藝修養(yǎng)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.
例句
The people, he thought, looked upon all Americans as barbarians.
在他看來(lái),這些人覺(jué)得美國(guó)人素質(zhì)都很低。