1ADJ-GRADED 粗野的；未开化的；野蛮的 If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized. 粗野的；未开化的；野蛮的 [disapproval]
He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.
他认为惠特曼的诗歌太粗俗。
SYN uncivilized, wild, rough, gross
2ADJ-GRADED 残暴的；极其残忍的；凶残的 If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel. 残暴的；极其残忍的；凶残的 [disapproval]