barbaric

Compared meaning: cruel and uncivilized (adjective).

比较义项：残暴、野蛮、不文明的（形容词）。

• savage

  Describes violent, fierce behavior or appearance, especially of animals, weather, or physical attacks; a common, everyday adjective with no special judgment about culture or civilization.

  描述凶猛、暴力的行为或外表，常用于动物、天气或人身攻击；是常见的日常形容词，不涉及对文化或文明程度的评判。

  The savage dog attacked the mailman, biting his leg badly.

  那只凶猛的狗袭击了邮递员，狠狠咬伤了他的腿。

• barbarian

  Describes something belonging to or resembling an uncivilized, tribal past, often historical or fictional in tone; less common as an adjective and rarely used for modern actions.

  描述属于或类似未开化、部落时代的事物，语气常带有历史或虚构色彩；作形容词较少见，很少用来形容现代的行为。

  In the film, a barbarian warrior stormed into the castle, sword raised.

  在电影里，一个野蛮的战士挥剑冲进了城堡。

• barbaric 本词

  Passes strong moral judgment on a specific act or custom as shockingly cruel and inhuman, implying it falls below the standards of civilized society; formal register.

  对某一具体行为或习俗作出强烈的道德谴责，认为其残忍到令人震惊、不合人道，暗示其低于文明社会的标准；属于较正式的用语。

  Many nations have banned the barbaric practice of hunting animals for sport.

  许多国家已经禁止了以猎杀动物取乐这种野蛮残忍的行为。

All three mean cruel and uncivilized. Savage is common and neutral, for animals or violent attacks. Barbarian evokes an uncivilized, tribal past, historical or fictional. Barbaric condemns an act as cruel, in formal writing. Both barbarian and savage also work as nouns; not compared here.

这三个词在形容“残暴、野蛮”时意思相近，容易混淆，但语气强弱和使用场合不同；savage 语气最日常、中性，barbarian 带历史或虚构色彩，barbaric 则带强烈的道德谴责。这里不比较 barbarian 常见的名词用法（指“野蛮人”），也不比较 savage 作名词或动词的其他用法。