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vulgar

UK //ˈvʌlɡə(r)//US //ˈvʌlɡər//

词源

源自拉丁语 'vulgaris',意为'普通的'或'大众的',后引申为'粗俗的'。

adjective

❶ 粗俗的,庸俗的。指言行、品味或风格缺乏教养或优雅,可能令人感到不适或冒犯。

“His vulgar jokes made everyone uncomfortable.”

(他粗俗的笑话让所有人都感到不舒服。)

“She was shocked by the vulgar language in the movie.”

(她对电影中的粗俗语言感到震惊。)

❶ 通俗的,大众化的。指普通或常见的,通常用于描述语言或文化现象。

“The word has a vulgar origin but is now widely accepted.”

(这个词源于通俗语言,但现在已被广泛接受。)

“Vulgar Latin was the spoken language of the common people.”

(通俗拉丁语是普通民众的口语。)

同义词:crude, coarse, tasteless, obscene, common

常见短语

vulgar fraction — 普通分数,数学中表示两个整数的比的分数形式,如1/2。

“The problem requires you to convert the decimal to a vulgar fraction.”

(这道题要求你将小数转换为普通分数。)