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an act of barbarism
barbarism 在此指具体的残暴行为，常与 an act of 搭配使用。
The massacre was an act of barbarism that horrified the world.
这场大屠杀是一种令世界震惊的野蛮行径。
暴行；野蛮行径
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
暴行；野蛮行径
a brutal, savage act
The massacre was an act of barbarism that horrified the world.
这场大屠杀是一种令世界震惊的野蛮行径。
此处指野蛮行为，不是未开化状态。
野蛮行为。
A barbaric act.
野蛮存在的状态。
The condition of existing barbarically.
混合古希腊语和拉丁语或其他异源词根的词。
A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
单个词内的语言使用错误,如发音错误。
An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
Burning books is an act of barbarism.
焚烧书籍是一种野蛮行径。
We must never forget the barbarisms committed during the war.
我们绝不能忘记战争期间犯下的野蛮行径。
People were shocked by the barbarism they saw on television.
人们对他们从电视上看到的野蛮行径感到震惊。
barbarism 在此指具体的残暴行为，常与 an act of 搭配使用。
The massacre was an act of barbarism that horrified the world.
这场大屠杀是一种令世界震惊的野蛮行径。
sink into barbarism 表示退化到未开化的状态，此时 barbarism 为不可数名词。
Civilization can quickly sink into barbarism after a disaster.
灾难过后，文明很快会陷入野蛮状态。
用 the barbarism of ... 来强调某事件或行为中的野蛮特征。
The barbarism of the invasion shocked the international community.
这次入侵的野蛮行径震惊了国际社会。
Not this
He described their barbarism behavior.
Use this
He described their barbarous behavior.
barbarism 是名词，意为“野蛮/暴行”，不能直接作定语修饰名词；修饰行为时应改用形容词 barbarous（野蛮的）。
Not this
The invaders committed many barbarism in the town.
Use this
The invaders committed many barbarisms in the town.
barbarism 表示“一件野蛮行为/暴行”时是可数名词，受 many 修饰时应用复数形式 barbarisms。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
文明与野蛮
The novel explores the line between civilization and barbarism.
这部小说探讨了文明与野蛮之间的界限。
堕入野蛮
Without law and order, a society can quickly sink into barbarism.
没有法律和秩序，社会可能很快堕入野蛮。
野蛮行径
Destroying the ancient monument was an act of barbarism.
毁坏这座古纪念碑是一种野蛮行径。
十足的野蛮行径
The treatment of the captives was utter barbarism.
对待俘虏的方式是十足的野蛮行径。
未开化状态
The war reduced the once-prosperous region to a state of barbarism.
战争使这个曾经繁荣的地区沦为未开化状态。
野蛮始于家庭。
The Smiths' song 'Barbarism Begins at Home' criticizes domestic violence.
史密斯乐队的歌曲《野蛮始于家庭》批评家庭暴力。
Use barbarism naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象野蛮人（barbarian）挥着带倒刺（barb）的棍棒，barbarism 就是这种未开化的暴行。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、历史或文学文本、新闻报道谴责暴行 barbarism 表示“暴行；野蛮行径”时属于较正式、书面的用语，多用于历史叙述、文学作品或严肃的新闻报道中，日常口语中用得较少，更常见的说法是 cruelty 或 atrocity。
表示‘野蛮状态’时通常不用复数；表示‘野蛮行径’时可用复数 barbarisms。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.