barbaric
英 [bɑː'bærɪk]
美 [bɑr'bærɪk]
助记提示
1. 古希腊人很看不起外地人，说外地人讲话是 *barbar-，这是一个拟声词根，模拟小孩咿呀学语时口齿不清的声音、发音，由此表示“说话像孩子那样口齿不清”，现在演化为 barbarous "未开化的"、barbarian "野蛮人，就像咱们称呼未开化的外族人为：蛮人、夷人、胡人等"。汉语说“巴拉巴拉”时，也是一种拟声、也是一种贬义，这时英语用 blah-blah，这与汉语的拟声完全一样。
2. from PIE root *barbar- echoic of unintelligible speech of foreigners.
3. Originally not entirely pejorative, its sense darkened after the Persian wars. The Romans (technically themselves barbaroi) took up the word and applied it to tribes or nations which had no Greek or Roman accomplishments.
4. barbar- + -ic.
英文词源
- barbaric (adj.)
- late 15c., "uncultured, uncivilized, unpolished," from French barbarique (15c.), from Latin barbaricus "foreign, strange, outlandish," from Greek barbarikos "like a foreigner," from barbaros "foreign, rude" (see barbarian). Meaning "pertaining to barbarians" is from 1660s.
双语例句
- 1. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
- 对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
- 这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society.
- 这种残忍地对待动物的行为是任何一个文明社会都不能容忍的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. This barbaric practice should be banned immediately.
- 这种野蛮行径应立刻予以禁止.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Barbaric customs still prevail in the mountainous area.
- 野蛮的习俗仍流行于这一山区.
来自《简明英汉词典》