bar·ba·rism /ˈbɑːbərɪzəm/ n. 1. 未开化状态,野蛮状态;原始落后状态 live in barbarism 生活在未开化的野蛮状态 draw a country out of its economic barbarism 使一个国家摆脱经济落后状态 2. 野蛮行为(或风俗、特性等) 3. 愚昧粗鲁;粗野的举止 4. (词语、表达方式等的)不规范化,鄙俗 5. 不合规范的词语(或措辞) grammatical mistakes and barbarisms 语法错误和不合规范的鄙俗用语 [< L barbarismus error of speech < Gr barbarismos < barbaros barbarous]