Ancient Roman writers often described the nomadic tribes beyond their borders as barbarians, though these groups had complex societies.
古罗马作家常将边境之外的游牧部落描述为野蛮人，尽管这些群体拥有复杂的社会。
Which choice best defines “barbarian”?
A — A person in a culture believed to be less civilized. “barbarian” means a person in a culture believed to be less civilized.
Which word means “a person in a culture believed to be less civilized”?
A — barbarian. “barbarian” means a person in a culture believed to be less civilized.
barbarian — a person in a culture believed to be less civilized. In Chinese: 野蛮人.
barbarian is pronounced /bɑːrˈbɛriən/.
Ancient Roman writers often described the nomadic tribes beyond their borders as barbarians, though these groups had complex societies. (古罗马作家常将边境之外的游牧部落描述为野蛮人，尽管这些群体拥有复杂的社会。)
savage, uncivilized person, primitive — all close in meaning to barbarian (a person in a culture believed to be less civilized).
civilized person, cultured individual — each the opposite of barbarian (a person in a culture believed to be less civilized).
Yes. barbarian is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.