"barbarous" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 野蠻的
• 殘忍的

Definition

極其殘忍、野蠻或未開化。通常用來形容暴力或不人道的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Barbarous' 比 'cruel'（殘忍的）或 'violent'（暴力的）更正式、文學化。常用來嚴厲譴責極端行為或野蠻習俗，不常用於日常對話。不要和 'barbaric' 搞混；兩者都表示野蠻，但 'barbarous' 更常見於書面語。

Examples

The dictator's barbarous actions shocked the world.

獨裁者的**野蠻**行徑震驚了全世界。

The prisoners suffered under barbarous conditions.

囚犯在**野蠻的**條件下受苦。

It is a barbarous tradition that should end.

這是一個應該停止的**野蠻**傳統。

That punishment was simply barbarous, no one deserved it.

那種懲罰實在**野蠻**，沒有人該承受。

People were horrified by the barbarous attack.

人們對這次**野蠻**襲擊感到震驚。

It's hard to believe such barbarous acts still happen in the modern world.

很難相信這樣**野蠻**的行為在現代世界仍會發生。