barbarian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/    美 /bɑɹˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen. historical
  2. An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
  3. A person destitute of culture; a Philistine. derogatory
    — Shall a noble writer, and an inspired noble writer, be called a solecist, and barbarian, for giving a new turn to a word so agreeable to the analogy and genius of the Greek tongue?
  4. Someone from a developing country or backward culture. derogatory
  5. A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.
  6. A cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy. derogatory
    — Thou fell barbarian.
  7. A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions. derogatory
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. not-comparable

词形变化

barbarians plural

词汇关系

近义词
outlander peregrine
相关词
barbarism barbarity barbarize barbary outlander rhubarb

词源

词源 1
From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).
词源 2
From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).
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