barbarism
n. 野蛮;原始;未开化;暴虐
例句
It towered above the older buildings like a citadel, which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism.
它屹立在古老的建筑之上,像一座城堡,也的确是一个新时代的前哨,这种前哨可能意味着一种新文明,也可能是一种新野蛮。
We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism.
我们并不要求死刑:不能以暴制暴。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Mankell asks, “Why does barbarism always wear a human face?”
Mankell 经常发问,“为什么野蛮总是要带着一副人类的面具呢?”