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走向野蛮
cruel or violent behaviour 残暴的行为；残酷 the barbarism of war 战争的残酷
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French barbarisme, via Latin from Greek barbarismos, from barbarizein ‘speak like a foreigner’, from barbaros ‘foreign’.