vulgarity

英 [vʌl'ɡærəti] 美 [vʌl'ɡærəti]

• n. 粗俗；粗鄙；卑俗性

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of lacking taste and refinement

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She was offended by the vulgarity of their jokes.
   他们那些粗俗的笑话使她大为不快。
2. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language.
   粗俗是我们语言中最丑陋的字眼。
3. Talking loudly on a bus is a sign of vulgarity.
   在公共汽车上大声喧哗是一种粗鄙的行为。
4. Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life.
   粗鄙是生活中非常重要的组成部分。
5. Never at any time did he have the slightest truck with vulgarity.
   他从未与卑俗事物有过丝毫关系。

经典引文

• A garish hugeness that smacked almost of vulgarity, and pained his fastidious taste.

  出自： R. Macaulay

• To watch one's guests arriving was an unacceptable vulgarity.

  出自： N. Monsarrat

近反义词

【近义词】

• commonness 普通
• vulgarism 粗鄙
• rudeness 粗鲁
• crudeness 天然的状态
• crudity 天然状态
• earthiness 土质
• bad manners 坏习惯
• uncouthness 粗野
• boorishness boorish的名词形式...
• tastelessness tasteless的名词...
• brashness 莽撞
• kitsch 俗气
• swear word 脏话
• bad language 粗野的语言(咒骂)...
• four-letter word 低俗字眼, 猥亵的言词...
• expletive 填补的
• raunch 粗野
• coarseness 粗糙
• grossness 肥满