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In history, this was a word ancient Greeks and Romans used for people outside their own culture, whose language and customs seemed strange to them. Today people still use it, often half-jokingly, for someone who acts or without manners, especially at the table.
野蠻人
組成From an old Greek word for people whose speech just sounded like meaningless noise ('bar-bar') to Greek ears.
同家族的字
- barbaricshares the same root - describes behavior that is extremely cruel or brutal
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
barbarianadj/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/
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Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
barbariannoun/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/
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historicalA non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen.
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An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
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derogatoryA person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
- Shall a noble writer, and an inspired noble writer, be called a solecist, and barbarian, for giving a new turn to a word so agreeable to the analogy and genius of the Greek tongue?
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derogatorySomeone from a developing country or backward culture.
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A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.
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derogatoryA cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy.
- Thou fell barbarian.
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derogatoryA foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。