vulgarity

英 [vʌlˈɡærəti]

美 [vʌlˈɡærəti]

n.  庸俗; 粗野; 下流; 庸俗的物品(或图画等)

复数：vulgarities　

TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.20291 / COCA.19407

牛津词典

noun

• 庸俗；粗野；下流；庸俗的物品（或图画等）
  the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture, etc.
  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. a pornographic magazine full of vulgarities
     充满下流图片的色情杂志

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;庸俗的;俗气的;不雅的
  If you describe something asvulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality.
  1. I think it's a very vulgar house...
     我觉得这所房子很俗气。
  2. The film is tasteless, vulgar and even badly shot.
     这部电影毫无品位、庸俗不堪，甚至可以说拍得很烂。
• ADJ-GRADED （图画、姿势或言论）下流的，猥亵的
  If you describe pictures, gestures, or remarks asvulgar, you dislike them because they refer to sex or parts of the body in a rude way that you find unpleasant.
  1. The women laughed coarsely at some vulgar jokes...
     那些女人听了一些下流的笑话后粗俗地大笑。
  2. The lyrics were vulgar.
     歌词粗俗下流。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;无礼的;粗鄙的;粗鲁的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asvulgar, you mean that they lack taste or behave rudely.
  1. He was a vulgar old man, but he never swore in front of a woman...
     他是个粗鲁的老头，但他从来不在女人面前说脏话。
  2. 'Don't be vulgar,' she reprimanded.
     “不要无礼，”她斥责道。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  Synonym:coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunch

双语例句

• Taoist arts are civil, secular, popular and grass-rooted and has a distinct meaning of "vulgarity".
  道教美术是民间性、世俗性、大众性或草根性的，具有鲜明的“俗”之意蕴。
• And her mother had imparted enough of her own deportment to prevent any striking or offensive vulgarity of manner.
  同时她又受过她那仪态端庄的母亲的许多影响，因此在她的举止当中没有任何惹眼的或令人不堪忍受的粗俗之处。
• We were offended by the vulgarity of his jokes.
  我们为他的笑话之庸俗感到气愤。
• Mr Murdoch can take substantial credit for the tide of vulgarity that now floods the UK.
  目前，庸俗浪潮充斥着英国，其中大部分可以归功于默多克。
• As slogans become increasingly diversified and localized, they also become more controversial through their vulgarity or bluntness.
  随着标语不断的多样化和本地化，内容也日渐产生争议，是粗俗还是直言呢？
• Some laughed at the shameless vulgarity. Others felt it too outlandish to take seriously.
  一些人对这不知羞耻的粗鄙行为示以嘲笑，其他人则觉得它过于奇怪而不必太当真。
• His vulgarity made him unwelcome in our home.
  他行为粗野，这使他在我们家不受欢迎。
• The rise of vulgarity on TV has affected British families'viewing habits.
  电视节目中粗俗语言的增加影响了英国家庭观看电视节目的习惯。
• However, some critics have described the program as vulgarity disguised as self-help.
  但也有一些批评者形容该节目是披着自救外衣的庸俗行为。
• The vulgarity of his tastes, clothes, manners.
  他情趣的低级、服装之俗不可耐、举止之粗俗。