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单词 barbaric
释义
barbaricbar‧bar‧ic /bɑːˈbærɪk $ bɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbarbaric
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French barbarique, from Latin, from Greek, from barbaros; ➔ BARBAROUS
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a barbaric custom
  • the barbaric treatment of civilians in the concentration camps
  • the barbaric treatment of women prisoners
  • We consider the death penalty to be barbaric.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Attack and reprisal-increasingly barbaric and brutal by turn-have marked the conflict since then.
  • Is the Buddhist practice any less barbaric?
  • Most of them were from the barbaric tribes nearer the frozen Hub, which had a sort of export trade in heroes.
  • The river was despotic and barbaric, ruling over its subjects without mercy.
  • This procedure, as barbaric as it is, is not done by governments.
  • Until recently, the great objective was to free the peasants from the barbaric constraints of Nature.
  • Wine was carefully mixed with water, because drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: · It was cruel to lock the dog in the garage all day.· Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child.· a cruel, selfish woman
not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How could you be so heartless!· He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.
getting pleasure from making other people suffer: · a sadistic killer· a sadistic thing to do
extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: · a barbaric punishment· a barbaric sport
very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: · a vicious attack on an innocent man· Some dogs can be vicious.
very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: · a brutal dictator· the brutal methods used by the secret police
inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: · the inhumane treatment of prisoners
a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity: · a woman's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband· a cold-blooded psychopath
Longman Language Activatorcruel behaviour/punishments/treatment
intended to upset someone or make them suffer: · Lyle was always playing cruel jokes on his little sister.· The electric chair is possibly the cruellest method of execution.it is cruel to do something: · I think it's cruel to keep dogs locked up inside all day.
extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: · We consider the death penalty to be barbaric.· the barbaric treatment of civilians in the concentration camps
very cruel and not showing any of the pity or concern that normal people feel when they see other people suffering: · The prison conditions in this country are inhuman.· The government has been accused of using artificial and inhuman criteria to decide which refugees should be deported.
: inhumane treatment/conditions/methods etc actions or conditions that are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: · Amnesty International is protesting against the inhumane treatment of these political prisoners.· This method of slaughtering chickens is now regarded by many as inhumane.
: cold-blooded murder/killing/attack a murder etc done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked: · The entire nation has been shocked by the cold-blooded murder of the two girls.
if you kill someone in cold blood , you kill them in a cruel and deliberate way without showing any emotion: · The killers hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
 very cruel and violent SYN  barbarous:  The way the whales are killed is nothing short of barbaric.► see thesaurus at cruel
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