
好词典

源自中古英语 'cors',最终来自古法语 'cors'(粗糙的),与拉丁语 'crassus'(厚、粗糙)同源。比较级形式通过添加 '-er' 后缀构成。
❶ 指质地或颗粒比原来更粗糙、更不细腻的状态,常用于描述材料、布料或皮肤等物体的触感。
“The sandpaper became coarser after prolonged use.”
(砂纸长时间使用后变得更粗糙了。)
“Her hands grew coarser from years of manual labor.”
(多年的体力劳动让她的双手变得粗糙。)
❶ 形容言行、举止或态度比原来更粗鲁、更不文雅,带有贬义色彩。
“His jokes grew coarser as the night went on.”
(随着夜色渐深,他的笑话变得越来越粗俗。)
“The debate took a coarser turn when personal attacks began.”
(当开始人身攻击时,辩论变得粗鄙起来。)
coarser than — 用于比较两种事物中哪一个更粗糙,既可以指物理质地也可以指言行举止。
“This wool is coarser than the merino variety.”
(这种羊毛比美利奴羊毛更粗糙。)
grow coarser — 描述某物逐渐变得粗糙的过程,常用于质地或行为的演变。
“The riverbed grows coarser as it approaches the waterfall.”
(河床接近瀑布时逐渐变得粗糙。)