barbarism
n
1 [U] (derog 贬) state of being uncivilized, ignorant, or rude 未开化的、愚昧的或粗野的状态.
2 [U, C] (use of a) word or expression that is unacceptable, usu because it is foreign or vulgar 不规范的词语(通常因是外来语或鄙俗语); 不规范词语的运用
teaching students to rid their writing of barbarisms 教学生在写作中避免使用不规范的词语.
🗣️ 情景例句
They have an opening.
他们有一个空房间。
I ate stream fish for lunch yesterday.
我昨天午饭吃的是清蒸鱼。
Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.