barbarian

noun
🔊/bɑːˈbeəriən/
🔊/bɑːrˈberiən/
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  1. (in ancient times古代) a member of a people who did not belong to one of the great civilizations野蛮人(指非希腊人、非罗马人及非基督徒) (Greek, Roman, Christian), who were considered to be violent and without culture
    • barbarian invasions of the fifth century五世纪时野蛮人的入侵
    Topics Historyc2
  2. a person who behaves very badly and has no respect for art, education, etc.没有文化的人;粗野的人
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’.