late 15c., "uncultured, uncivilized, unpolished," from French barbarique (15c.), from Latin barbaricus "foreign, strange, outlandish," from Greek barbarikos "like a foreigner," from barbaros "foreign, rude" (see barbarian). Meaning "pertaining to barbarians" is from 1660s.
实用例句
1. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。
来自柯林斯例句
3. This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society.
这种残忍地对待动物的行为是任何一个文明社会都不能容忍的。
来自柯林斯例句
4. This barbaric practice should be banned immediately.
这种野蛮行径应立刻予以禁止.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Barbaric customs still prevail in the mountainous area.
