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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.
From the word’s history
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin barbarinus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος 'foreign', possibly imitating unintelligible speech.
源自拉丁文，最早來自希臘文 βάρβαρος「外國的」，可能是擬聲。
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，摘錄並精簡格式，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.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。