uncivilised
uncivilised — 形容詞
- uncivilisedpositive
- more uncivilisedcomparative
- most uncivilisedsuperlative
1. not showing the qualities that people in a fair, orderly, and peaceful society e
不文明；野蠻
缺乏文明社會應有的品德或發展
not showing the qualities that people in a fair, orderly, and peaceful society expect, such as kindness, respect, or basic human care.
Anjali found the conditions in the prison camp completely uncivilised and deeply shocking.
Anjali 認為監獄的條件完全不文明，令她深感震驚。
collocation: completely uncivilised
It is uncivilised to shout at someone simply because you disagree with their opinion.
只因為不同意某人的意見就對他大吼大叫，是非常野蠻的行為。
pattern: It is uncivilised to + verb
The old house seemed completely uncivilised with no heating or running water anywhere.
那棟老房子沒有暖氣也沒有自來水，以現代標準來看完全是不文明的居住方式。
attributive use describing living conditions
Tomás found the practice uncivilised because basic safety rules were openly ignored.
Tomás 認為這種做法很野蠻，因為基本的安全規則完全被無視。
pattern: find + noun + uncivilised
Nora argued that refusing medical help to injured people is an uncivilised act.
Nora 認為拒絕為傷患提供醫療協助是一種野蠻的行為。
- uncivilised behaviour
- uncivilised treatment
- uncivilised conditions
- uncivilised practice
- completely uncivilised
- utterly uncivilised
- totally uncivilised
文法句型
uncivilised + noun
be + uncivilised
用法筆記
Describing an entire group or culture as uncivilised is considered offensive, as it implies a judgement that one way of life is superior to another. It is safer to use the word for specific actions, conditions, or behaviour rather than for people themselves.