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barbarous + noun
They condemned the barbarous treatment of prisoners.
他们谴责了对囚犯的野蛮待遇。
残暴的；残忍的；野蛮的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
残暴的；残忍的；野蛮的
Cruel and brutal; willing or inclined to inflict pain or suffering.
They condemned the barbarous treatment of prisoners.
他们谴责了对囚犯的野蛮待遇。
不经典或不纯正的
Not classical or pure.
(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于施加痛苦或折磨的
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
未开化的,未受文化熏陶的
Uncivilized, uncultured.
习俗和文化原始的
primitive in customs and culture
The invaders committed barbarous acts against the villagers.
入侵者对这些村民犯下了残暴的行径。
AI contextual example
Many people consider that punishment far too barbarous for a modern society.
许多人认为那种惩罚对现代社会来说太野蛮了。
AI contextual example
She was shocked by the barbarous treatment of the prisoners.
她对囚犯们遭受的野蛮待遇感到震惊。
AI contextual example
a barbarous crime
一桩残暴的罪行
WordNet
They condemned the barbarous treatment of prisoners.
他们谴责了对囚犯的野蛮待遇。
The ancient ritual was considered barbarous.
这种古老的仪式被认为是野蛮的。
The punishment seemed unnecessarily barbarous.
这种惩罚显得不必要地野蛮。
Not this
He is a barbarous.
Use this
He is a barbarian.
barbarous 是形容词，不能直接作名词表示人；表示野蛮人应使用名词 barbarian。
Not this
He has a barbarious look.
Use this
He has a barbarous look.
barbarous 的正确拼写中没有 'i'，常见拼写错误是误加字母 i。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
野蛮行径
Bombing civilians is a barbarous act.
轰炸平民是野蛮行径。
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。
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。
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。
刺耳的噪音
The barbarous noise from the construction site gave me a headache.
建筑工地传来的刺耳噪音让我头疼。
一切怜悯都将被反自然的风俗所束缚，显得荒唐而野蛮。
From William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Antony's prophecy over Caesar's body describes the coming civil war as a time when pity itself becomes unnatural and barbaric.
出自威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧《裘力斯·凯撒》，安东尼在凯撒尸体旁的预言描述了即将到来的内战时期，怜悯本身也变得反常而野蛮。
当地居民对我们显示了极大的好意：因为当时下着雨，天气又冷，他们就生了火，接待我们每一个人。
From Acts 28:2 in the King James Version of the Bible. The 'barbarous people' are the natives of Malta, and the word here means foreign or non-Greek-speaking, not cruel or savage.
出自《圣经》英王钦定本《使徒行传》28:2。这里的“barbarous people”指马耳他岛的当地居民，该词意为外族的、不说希腊语的，而非残忍或野蛮的。
Use barbarous naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
通常用于描述人或行为
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