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barbarism

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/

Meanings
noun

野蛮行为, 暴行

A barbaric act.

Examples :

"These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse."
这些野蛮暴行绝不能再继续下去了；必须予以制止，否则文明将会崩溃。
action moral inhuman
noun

混源词，语源混杂，希腊拉丁混合词.

A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.

Examples :

"The teacher marked down my essay because it contained "television," a clear example of barbarism mixing the Greek "tele" with the Latin "vision." "
老师因为我的文章里出现了“television”这个词而扣了分，这显然是一个混源词 (hùn yuán cí) 的例子，它混合了希腊语的 "tele" 和拉丁语的 "vision"。
grammar linguistics word language

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

Illustration television

television noun

/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/

电视，电视机

"It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell."

幸好电视不会传播气味。

Illustration heterogeneous

heterogeneous adjective

/hɛ.tə.ɹə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/

异质的，多种多样的。

"He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books."

他收藏了大量书籍，种类繁多，风格各异。

Illustration pronouncing

pronouncing verb

/prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ /proʊˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

宣布，宣告

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

我在此郑重宣布你们结为夫妻。

Illustration barbarisms

barbarisms noun

/ˈbɑːrbərɪzəmz/ /ˈbɑːrbərɪsm̩z/

野蛮行径，粗暴行为

"These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse."

这些野蛮行径绝不能再继续下去了，必须加以制止，否则文明将会崩溃。

Illustration demonstrated

demonstrated verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/

示范，演示。

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

你能不能给我们示范一下这些新工具怎么用？

Illustration mispronunciation

mispronunciation noun

/mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

发音错误， 读错

"She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying."

她觉得别人总是读错她的名字，这让她非常恼火。

Illustration contained

contained verb

/kənˈteɪnd/

包含，容纳。

"The box contained old photographs. "

这个盒子里装着一些旧照片。

Illustration discipline

discipline noun

/ˈdɪ.sə.plɪn/

自律， дисциплина, 约束。

"Maintaining good discipline in class is essential for learning. "

保持课堂良好的纪律对学习至关重要。(Bǎo chí kètáng liánghǎo de jìlǜ duì xuéxí zhì guān zhòngyào.)

Illustration civilization

civilization noun

[ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

文明，文化，开化

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

现代文明是工业化和全球化的产物。

Illustration hybridizing

hybridizing verb

/ˈhaɪbrɪdaɪzɪŋ/

杂交，混合。

"The chef is hybridizing Italian and Mexican flavors by making pasta with a spicy chipotle cream sauce. "

这位厨师正在将意大利和墨西哥风味混合，他用辛辣的奇波雷辣椒奶油酱做意大利面。

Illustration psychology

psychology noun

/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/ /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

心理学，精神学。

"My sister is studying psychology at university. "

我妹妹正在大学里学习心理学。