Word · Frequency #20386
barbarisms
暴行;野蛮行径
barbarisms is the plural of barbarism.
a brutal, savage act
此处指野蛮行为,不是未开化状态。
- 1.
A barbaric act.
野蛮行为。
- 2.
The condition of existing barbarically.
野蛮存在的状态。
- 3.
A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
混合古希腊语和拉丁语或其他异源词根的词。
- 4.
An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
单个词内的语言使用错误,如发音错误。
野蛮行为。;野蛮存在的状态。;混合古希腊语和拉丁语或其他异源词根的词。;单个词内的语言使用错误,如发音错误。;野蛮
In use
Burning books is an act of barbarism.
We must never forget the barbarisms committed during the war.
People were shocked by the barbarism they saw on television.
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。
sink into barbarism
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。
the barbarism of [something]
用 the barbarism of ... 来强调某事件或行为中的野蛮特征。
Connections
Collocations
- civilization and barbarism
- 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。
- sink into barbarism
- 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。
- act of barbarism
- 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。
- utter barbarism
- 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。
- state of barbarism
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有找到与 /ˈbɑːbərizəm/ 完全押韵的常用词。barbarous 只有开头的 /ˈbɑːbə/ 相同,结尾不同;barbarian 和 barbarity 的重音与元音都不同。criticism、heroism、optimism 只是拼写上都带 -ism,发音为 /-ɪzəm/,不是押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.