单词 | barbarism |
释义 | barbarism 1.(brutal act)野蛮行为;粗鲁举止 The President condemned the soldiers' barbarisms.总统谴责了士兵的野蛮行径。 2.(brutality)野蛮;残忍 We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism.我们不要死刑:不能以野蛮对待野蛮。 3.(condition of being backward)野蛮状态;未开化状态;蒙昧状态 The line between civilization and barbarism is a very thin one.文明与野蛮之间仅一线之隔。 4.(solecism)(词语或表达方式的)不规范, 粗鄙 Although acceptable in American English, it is considered a barbarism in Britain.这尽管在美国英语里可以接受, 但在英国却被视为粗俗的用法。 5.(offensive act/object)有伤大雅的行为(或事物) Building permits allowed the construction of barbarisms such as Basque villas on the Brittany coast.建筑许可证批准建造了一些有伤风雅的东西, 比如布列塔尼海岸上的巴斯克别墅群。 |
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