barbarian
noun /bɑːˈbeəriən/
/bɑːrˈberiən/
- (in ancient times
) a member of a people who did not belong to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian), who were considered to be violent and without culture古代 野蛮人(指非希腊人、非罗马人及非基督徒) - barbarian invasions of the fifth century
五世纪时野蛮人的入侵
- barbarian invasions of the fifth century
- a person who behaves very badly and has no respect for art, education, etc.
没有文化的人;粗野的人
词源Middle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’.