bar·ba·rism
noun/ˈbɑːbərɪzəm/
/ˈbɑːrbərɪzəm/
[uncountable]- a state of not having any education, respect for art, etc.
野蛮；未开化；不文明 - the long, slow descent of the Roman Empire into barbarism
罗马帝国漫长而缓慢地陷入野蛮状态
- the long, slow descent of the Roman Empire into barbarism
- cruel or violent behaviour
残暴的行为；残酷 - the barbarism of war
战争的残酷
- the barbarism of war
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French barbarisme, via Latin from Greek barbarismos, from barbarizein ‘speak like a foreigner’, from barbaros ‘foreign’.