noble savage

noun
🔊/ˌnəʊbl ˈsævɪdʒ/
🔊/ˌnəʊbl ˈsævɪdʒ/
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  1. a word used in the past to refer in a positive way to a person or people who did not live in an advanced human society高尚的野蛮人(指未开化原始人的善良、天真、不受文明罪恶玷污)
    • The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature.这本书将现代文明同与自然界和谐相处的高尚野蛮人的理想放在一起对比。🔊🔊