Barbarous
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- adj.野蛮的; 残暴的
- ［英］ adj.野蛮的 ( uncultured crude) 残暴的 ( cruel; brutal)
- ［记］ barbar ( 愚昧) +ous -> 愚昧的 -> 野蛮的
- ［同］ 派生词: barbarity ( n.残忍, 残暴)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant
- Date: 15th century
- 1.
- a. uncivilized
- b. lacking culture or refinement ; Philistine
- 2. characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms <barbarous language>
- 3. mercilessly harsh or cruel <barbarous crimes>
- Synonyms: see fierce
- ? barbarously adverb
- ? barbarousness noun
