barbaric
英 [bɑː'bærɪk]
美 [bɑr'bærɪk]
助記提示
1. 古希臘人很看不起外地人，說外地人講話是 *barbar-，這是一個擬聲詞根，模擬小孩咿呀學語時口齒不清的聲音、發音，由此表示“說話像孩子那樣口齒不清”，現在演化為 barbarous "未開化的"、barbarian "野蠻人，就像咱們稱呼未開化的外族人為：蠻人、夷人、胡人等"。漢語說“巴拉巴拉”時，也是一種擬聲、也是一種貶義，這時英語用 blah-blah，這與漢語的擬聲完全一樣。
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.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
- 對鯨的野蠻屠殺既不必要也不人道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
- 這種行為野蠻凶殘、令人震驚，簡直是不可理喻。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society.
- 這種殘忍地對待動物的行為是任何一個文明社會都不能容忍的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This barbaric practice should be banned immediately.
- 這種野蠻行徑應立刻予以禁止.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Barbaric customs still prevail in the mountainous area.
- 野蠻的習俗仍流行於這一山區.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》