Word · Frequency #20500
barbarous
残暴的；残忍的；野蛮的
Cruel and brutal; willing or inclined to inflict pain or suffering.
- 1.
Not classical or pure.
不经典或不纯正的
- 2.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于施加痛苦或折磨的
- 3.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
未开化的,未受文化熏陶的
- 4.
primitive in customs and culture
习俗和文化原始的
- 5.
Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage.
无情或放肆地暴力或残忍,野蛮
- 6.
Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
像野蛮人,尤其在声音上；嘈杂,不和谐
不经典或不纯正的；(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于施加痛苦或折磨的；未开化的,未受文化熏陶的；习俗和文化原始的；无情或放肆地暴力或残忍,野蛮
In use
The invaders committed barbarous acts against the villagers.
Many people consider that punishment far too barbarous for a modern society.
She was shocked by the barbarous treatment of the prisoners.
a barbarous crime
barbarous + noun
They condemned the barbarous treatment of prisoners.
他们谴责了对囚犯的野蛮待遇。
be + barbarous
The ancient ritual was considered barbarous.
这种古老的仪式被认为是野蛮的。
adverb + barbarous
Connections
Collocations
- barbarous cruelty
- 残酷暴虐的行径
- The regime treated its prisoners with barbarous cruelty.该政权以残酷暴虐的手段对待囚犯。
- barbarous act
- 野蛮行径
- Bombing civilians is a barbarous act.轰炸平民是野蛮行径。
- barbarous treatment
- 野蛮的对待
- The captives complained of their barbarous treatment.俘虏们抱怨他们受到的野蛮对待。
- barbarous custom
- 野蛮习俗
- The novel describes the barbarous customs of the ancient tribe.这部小说描述了古代部落的野蛮习俗。
- barbarous practice
- 野蛮做法
- Some historical accounts mention barbarous practices such as human sacrifice.一些历史记载提到活人祭祀等野蛮做法。
- barbarous noise
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想："bar-bar" 像野蛮人(barbarian)的吼叫，野蛮人残暴、未开化，故 barbarous 意为野蛮残暴的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary descriptions、historical narratives barbarous 通常用于正式文体，表示“野蛮的、残忍的”，多出现在文学或历史叙述中。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 cruel 或 savage。
Grammar Note
通常用于描述人或行为
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以不重读的后缀 -ous 结尾，读作 /əs/（前面常带 /ər/），与 barbarous /ˈbɑrbɝəs/ 的词尾发音一致。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：barbaric /bɑrˈbærɪk/ 和 barbarian /bɑrˈbɛriən/ 重音和元音都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.