1. (舊時(shí)的)野蠻人,未開(kāi)化的人 In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
e.g. The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians. 羅馬帝國被日耳曼的野蠻人推翻了。
2. 粗野的人;兇殘的人 If you describe someone as a barbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized.
e.g. Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian... 我們的數學(xué)老師是個(gè)壞蛋,一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的野蠻人。 e.g. We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science. 我們需要與這種對待科學(xué)的野蠻態(tài)度作斗爭。
3. 粗人;沒(méi)教養的人;缺乏文藝修養的人 If you refer to people as barbarians, you mean that they do not know how to behave properly and do not like or understand art and culture.
e.g. The people, he thought, looked upon all Americans as barbarians. 在他看來(lái),這些人覺(jué)得美國人素質(zhì)都很低。